The Metropolitan Opera House, also known as the Old Metropolitan Opera House [1] and Old Met, [2] was an opera house located at 1411 Broadway in Manhattan, New York City. ... Nicknamed "The Yellow Brick Brewery" for its industrial looking exterior, the original Metropolitan Opera House was designed by J. Cleaveland Cady. Critical reception of ...

The demolition of the “Old” Metropolitan Opera House was the first loss of a potential landmark since the New York City Landmarks Law was passed in 1965. Location: 39th & Broadway, ... but was rebuilt over the next two years along its original lines. In the early 1900s, the opera house underwent another series of transformations. The ...

May 7, 2012 · On April 11, 1880 The New York Tribune published the news that the “Metropolitan Opera House Company, Limited, of New-York” had been incorporated and a meeting held at the office of James A. Roosevelt & Son to open the subscription book. Twenty-five wealthy financiers and industrialists signed up immediately, among them William K. Vanderbilt, Cornelius …

Jan 18, 2012 · The Metropolitan Opera House opened on October 22, 1883, with a performance of Charles Gounod’s Faust featuring Swedish soprano Christine Nilsson. According to The Sun :

Jan 24, 2024 · The old Metropolitan Opera House has become a prime example for preservationists of what should still be standing, along with the original Penn Station which was demolished in 1963.Had the ...

Nov 26, 2012 · In this historic capture, we see a full house at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City on November 28, 1937. This is the view from the rear of the stage looking outward as famous pianist Josef Hofmann plays for the audience.. The Metropolitan Opera House was an opera house located at 1411 Broadway in New York City. Opened in 1883 and demolished in …

Oct 22, 2022 · The New York Metropolitan Opera House's rich musical history began when it opened its doors to the public on Oct. 22, 1883. ... The original building that the opera house called home for 83 years ...

The Metropolitan Opera House, also known as the “Old Met,” was a large opera house on Broadway in New York City. ... and the other original seventy stockholders, and visually and physically separated them from the standees. Nicknamed “The Warehouse,” the yellow-brick façade was in the Italian Renaissance style with Romanesque panels. ...

The original Metropolitan Opera House closed April 16, 1966 with a lavish farewell gala performance. It was demolished in 1967. The present Metropolitan Opera House, with approximately 3,800 seats, is located in Lincoln Center at Lincoln Square in the Upper West Side and was designed by architect Wallace K. Harrison.

Oct 10, 2018 · The Metropolitan Opera House opened on 22 October 1883 and was an overnight success. The first season opened with a performance of Charles Gounod’s Faust, starring the Swedish soprano Christina Nilsson, but it was the array of new money in their new boxes that really made news. New York’s social coup was complete.