During the off season for the Met the Opera House hosts performances by the American Ballet Theatre and other touring ballets and operas. It seats about 3800 patrons with room for about another 195 standees and provides excellent acoustics. The present home of the Metropolitan Opera is the magnificent Metropolitan Opera House, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on Broadway. Performances are held Monday through Saturday evenings along with a Saturday afternoon matinee. Known as the 'Met' they feature around 30 different operas a wide range of musical genres throughout their season which runs from the latter part of September through to May. Beaumont, Andrée Howard, Maya Plisetskaya, Merce Cunningham, the Judson Dance Theater, Trisha Brown, and Meredith Monk.New York City's Metropolitan Opera Company has been giving performances since 1883. Coverage also includes comprehensive pieces on Sada Yacco, Cyril W.

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