The Metropolitan Opera( generally known as the Met( Note 1)) is an American pieces company rested in
New York City, presently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, deposited on the
Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is operated by thenon- profit Metropolitan Opera Association,
with Peter Gelb as general director. As of 2018, the company's current music director is Yannick Nézet-
Séguin. The Met was innovated in 1883 as an volition to the preliminarily established Academy of Music
pieces house and debuted the same time in a new structure on 39th and Broadway( now known as the" Old
Met").( 1) It moved to the new Lincoln Center position in 1966. The Metropolitan Opera is the largest
classical music association in North America. Until 2019, it presented about 27 different operas each time
from late September through May. The operas are presented in a rotating repertory schedule, with over to
seven performances of four different plant offered each week. Performances are given in the evening Monday
through Saturday with a matinée on Saturday. Several operas are presented in new products each season.
occasionally these are espoused from or participated with other pieces companies. The rest of the time's
operas are given in renewals of products from former seasons. The 2015 – 16 season comprised 227
performances of 25 operas.( 2) The operas in the Met's force correspond of a wide range of plant, from 18th-
century Baroque and 19th- century Bel canto to the Minimalism of the late 20th and 21st century.( 3) These
operas are presented in offered products that range in style from those with elaborate traditional sceneries to
others that feature ultramodern abstract designs. The Met's performing company consists of a large symphony
symphony, a chorus, children's chorus, and numerous supporting and leading single vocalizers. The company
also employs multitudinous free- shaft hop, actors, musicians and other players throughout the season. The
Met's canon of vocalizers includes both transnational and American artists, some of whose careers have been
developed through the Met's immature artists programs. While numerous vocalizers appear periodically as
guests with the company, others maintain a close long- standing association with the Met, appearing
numerous times each season until they retire.
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