The Metropolitan Opera

Summary

The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of opera_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,572 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Metropolitan Opera received the Peabody Awards^[3].
• The Metropolitan Opera received the International Opera Award^[4].
• The Metropolitan Opera received the International Opera Award^[5].
• The Metropolitan Opera is located in Manhattan^[6].
• The Metropolitan Opera is in the country of United States^[7].
• The Metropolitan Opera's instance of is recorded as opera company^[8].
• The Metropolitan Opera's instance of is recorded as organization^[9].
• The Metropolitan Opera's instance of is recorded as production company^[10].
• The Metropolitan Opera's headquarters location is recorded as Metropolitan Opera House^[11].
• The location of The Metropolitan Opera was Lincoln Square^[12].
• The Metropolitan Opera's Commons category is recorded as Metropolitan Opera^[13].
• The Metropolitan Opera's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts^[14].
• 1880 marks the founding of The Metropolitan Opera^[15].
• The Metropolitan Opera's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.772777777777776, 'lon': -73.98416666666667}^[16].
• The Metropolitan Opera's official website is recorded as https://www.metopera.org/^[17].
• The Metropolitan Opera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metropolitan Opera^[18].
• The Metropolitan Opera's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected]^[19].
• The Metropolitan Opera's director / manager is recorded as Peter Gelb^[20].
• The Metropolitan Opera's phone number is recorded as +1-212-362-6000^[21].
• The Metropolitan Opera's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Metropolitan Opera'}^[22].
• The Metropolitan Opera's musical conductor is recorded as Yannick Nézet-Séguin^[23].
• The Metropolitan Opera's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library^[24].
• The Metropolitan Opera's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': '30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, New York, 10023-6980'}^[25].
• The Metropolitan Opera's has works in the collection is recorded as Smithsonian American Art Museum^[26].
• The Metropolitan Opera's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+242652'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1880^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 50a2fa75-e647-42cf-b97a-211acbaf8c25^[31]

Body

Founding

1880 marks the founding of The Metropolitan Opera^[15].

Leadership

The Metropolitan Opera's director / manager is recorded as Peter Gelb^[20].

Operations

The Metropolitan Opera's headquarters location is recorded as Metropolitan Opera House^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Peabody Awards^[3], an award^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1940^[34] and International Opera Award^[4], an award^[35], founded in 2013^[36], headquartered in London^[37].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for The Metropolitan Opera include Metropolitan Opera House^[38], an opera house^[39], in United States^[40].

Why It Matters

The Metropolitan Opera ranks in the top 2% of opera_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,572 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Metropolitan Opera House^[38], an opera house^[39], in United States^[40].

FAQs

What awards did The Metropolitan Opera receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards^[3], International Opera Award^[4], and International Opera Award^[5].