Metropolitan Opera photographs, [ca. 1880-1940].

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Metropolitan Opera photographs, [ca. 1880-1940].

The collection mainly consists of photographs relating to the Metropolitan Opera (New York City) from ca. 1880-1940. Includes studio portraits of the actors and actresses, photographs of the stage scenes or performances, as well as a few programs and playbooks.

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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

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The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as current general manager (2021). As of 2018, the company's current music director is Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Met was founded in 1883 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house, and debuted the same year in...