Within the announcement includes popular national acts including comedians Brian Regan and Lewis Black, internet comic Vic DiBitetto, Glee’s Jane Lynch, The Office’s Kate Flannery and Whose Line Is It Anyway?’s Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles.įor the music acts, guests can enjoy the return of Straight No Chaser, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, The Temptations and Storm Large. 22, 2021, which the venue will celebrate over the course of three months.

This year, the building will also be celebrating its 150th birthday on Dec. Refreshments will be available for purchase.Live shows at The Grand Opera House are back.Īfter a closure of 467 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Grand announced its first set of live indoor performances on June 22. A large television screen will give visitors a live look at what’s happening on the Met stage, where rehearsals take place every morning for the more than 200 opera performances the company presents each season. Photography is permitted in all public areas of the house, so it’s a great way for tourists or locals to capture a classic New York shot. Visitors to the Met can walk up the famous grand staircase, admire the iconic crystal chandeliers, or visit our special 50th anniversary exhibitions downstairs. From a recent announcement: For the first time, certain public areas of the Metropolitan Opera House are open to the public, free of charge, on weekday mornings from 10am to 2pm. It is wildly more important to see an actual opera here, and even better to enjoy dinner at the Grand Tier Restaurant.īut, if you only have time to visit, here's a great way to see one of my favorite places in NYC. From its history describing its 50th anniversary in these digs: On September 16, 1966, the Metropolitan Opera House opened in its new home in Lincoln Center with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra.

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