How partial is it? Will I see about 70-80% of the stage which isn't bad, or is it more like 40 or 50%? I'm afraid that a partial view will be as bad as the partially obstructed view seats at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. My price range is in the $100 to $150 per performance range.Ĭan anyone give any insight on the views of the stage from the Side Parterre Box ($150), Grand Tier Box ($120), and Dress Circle Box ($80)? The Met says that these seats have a partial view. Rockefeller III, Philip Johnson, Leontyne Price-that it’s a wonder they could all fit on the Upper West Side.I'm very excited about the new season and am getting ready to buy tickets to some performances I know will be sold out quickly. It’s full of egos so big- divas, operatic and otherwise, like city planner Robert Moses, John D. But even for those who don’t give a fig for the endless debate over whether Maria Callas was the greatest Carmen, the history of the Met Opera house is a compelling story. It’s a documentary, by Susan Froemke-an editor of the legendary 1975 Grey Gardens-about the Met Opera as edifice, as cultural factory, as a force for social endorsement and upheaval. On May 25, PBS’s Great Performances television program, better known for filming and presenting what happens onstage at the Met, this time delves into the story of the building itself.

You know you are in New York, you know you are at Lincoln Center, and you know something wondrous is about to happen. In the Metropolitan Opera auditorium, just before the performance begins, the many star-shaped crystal chandeliers, shimmering like constellations, soar up to the ceiling together.

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