Stroll through the courtyard of the Metropolitan Opera House even if you're not going inside for a performance. Every element of this opulent building – from the limestone architecture ...

Secretary Stanton, of the Metropolitan Opera House Company, has forwarded to Henry E. Abbey the answer of the Directors to Mr. Abbey's proposition to give a season of Italian opera at that house.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series of reported commentaries on the future of opera. NEW YORK — It’s a big house. The Metropolitan Opera seats nearly 4,000 people up into its fifth ...