Metropolitan Opera House at Columbus Circle, 1935. 50 years later, this building is still captivating students from around the world.

Harrison of the firm Harrison & Abramovitz. Since 1966, Lincoln Center has been home to the Metropolitan Opera, designed by Wallace K. Metropolitan Opera House at Rockefeller Center: interior, 1929.Īt long last, the Upper West Side gave the Met the opportunity to build a modern opera house with the most technically advanced stages in the world. Metropolitan Opera House at Rockefeller Center: bird’s eye view, Suggestion of Metropolitan Square Development in Harmony with Proposed Metropolitan Opera House, Scheme “B”, May 11, 1929. Rockefeller Center (as it is now known) was considered but financial troubles, coupled with the stock market crash in October 1929, put an end to this scheme. Several sites were also proposed including Columbus Circle. Designs for a new opera house were created by various architects including Joseph Urban and Benjamin Morris.

Over the years, plans were put forward to build a new home for the company. It was quickly realized that the backstage facilities were deemed to be severely inadequate for such a large opera company. Metropolitan Opera, 39th & Broadway: interior, 1892. In 1903, the interior of the opera house was extensively redesigned by the firm Carrère and Hastings. Nine years later on August 27, 1892, the theater was gutted by fire. Located at 1411 Broadway, the Opera House occupied the entire block between West 39th Street and West 40th Street. The Metropolitan Opera House, the “old Met” opened on Octoand was designed by J.

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