Metropolitan Opera House

• Die Fledermaus (Metropolitan Opera Production, 1951)
  November 30, 1951 - March 8, 1952
• Die Fledermaus (Metropolitan Opera Production, 1950)
  December 20, 1950 - April 7, 1951
• Natoma (Original New York Production, 1911)
  February 25, 1911 - no date entered yet
• The Ladies' Paradise (Original Broadway Production, 1901)
  September 16, 1901 - no date entered yet
• America (Original Broadway Production, 1893)
  December 5, 1893 - January 27, 1894

Built: 1883
Venue Status: 4
Demolished: 1967
Seating Capacity: 3045

Location Info

1411 Broadway
New York, NY Find on Google

• Metropolitan Opera House (1890)
• New Opera House (1883)
• The Old Met (nickname)

The interior was gutted by fire in 1892 and the 1892-93 Met season was cancelled.

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The Met moved to a new space at Lincoln Center in 1966.

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Nicknamed the "Yellow Brick Brewery" because of the industrial look of the exterior.

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The auditorium was noted for its elegant interior and excellent acoustics. The backstage facilities were found to be lacking as early as 1900. While switching the sets behind performances, setpieces were oftentimes leaned against the building on 39th Street. Because of the lack of good facilities, plans were on the drawing board for years to build a new home for the Metropolitan Opera.

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The Old Met closed on April 16, 1966 with a gala featuring all of the Met's leading artists.

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The Old Met was replaced by a 40-story office tower called 1411 Broadway, at the time owned by Metropolitan Opera. The income from the building provided steady funding for the company. The building was later sold.