Metropolitan Opera
The
Metropolitan Opera is located at
Lincoln Center in
New York, New York. It was founded in April, 1880. The first Metropolitan Opera House opened on
October 23,
1883, and was located between 39th and 40th Street on
Broadway. The original Metropolitan Opera House was designed by J. Cleaveland Cady and was gutted by fire on
August 27,
1892. After extensive renovation it continued to be used until 1966, when the opera company moved to their present location at Lincoln Center. The original building, having failed to obtain landmark status, was razed in 1967.
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