Metropolitan Opera House [New York City]
type: Item
label: Metropolitan Opera House
description: theatre building in New York, USA, opened 1883
description: operagebouw in New York, Verenigde Staten van Amerika @nl
EUTA building identifier: 5854
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: USA
City: New York City
opening date: 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z
GPS: Point(-73.9842 40.7728)
Internal image: Metropolitan Opera - House.jpg
Wikidata source: Q6825160
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Carthalia ID: 1541
Modern Opera Houses ID: 995
Burnt down date: 1892-08-26T00:00:00Z
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1880-1883 by Josiah Cleaveland Cady for a group of businessmen. Opened 22 Oct 1883 with Gounod's Faust. 1883 addition of two office towers to each side of the building. 1892 interior damaged by fire, subsequently rebuilt while removing 52 of the original 122 boxes. 1940 removal of Grand Tier boxes. 3045 seats. Closed 1966 after the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center was opened. Demolished 1967.
demolished: 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z
Manhattan Index Cards ID: 782