Metropolitan Opera Reviews

OUTSTANDING!! The performances and venue outstanding. The only thing I would change is adding additional restrooms. This was my first experience definitely not my last.

The most elegant presentation for the opera aficionados in all the world. If you ever get a chance to visit Lincoln center, make it a stop and see this incredible production house.

Beautiful place, very elegant and modern ! It's located at the heart of performing art buildings such as the Lincoln Center or Juilliard School.
When you're here to see an opera, the chair in front of you has a little screen with subtitles only in English but very convenient !

Best performances I have ever seen! Soooo worth the money! Strong advice for tourists to check for cheap tickets a day before a performance. Better value for money than for a broadway or off broadway show.

Not the Austrian State Opera, but an American instutution. Wish they didn't serve sandwiches at the bar and that guests would dress better.

Saw La Boheme. Extraordinary. Can't wait to come back!

If you don't watch an Opera in New York you haven't been to New York.

This is perhaps the most important company in the world, even if you think you don't like opera then the building, the atmosphere and the productions here may convince you to become an opera buff.

And if it doesn't at least you could say I have been there.

Since I got free tickets I took my Mother there and she loved it. The Met Opera house transforms you to another place a mon avis and for out of towners it is a super cool reason to come to NYC!

Saw Tosca tonight and I was in tears by the third act. This opera house that holds such history in the arts just keeps blowing me away with all these performances. The set design was so cool and it transforms you to that time period. The colors, the curtain drop, the fixtures- is just so beautiful. Vittorio Grigolo gave such an amazing performance. Leading Lady Sonya - amazzingggg. The two singers play off of one another so well and you can hear so elegantly their technique, intensity, and vulnerability. Check it out!

Probably my favorite Broadway theater. I don't know about the balcony but there is plenty of legroom the seats in the orchestra level. Also it is just a very charming place. I would also recommend stop what you're doing and go see Beetlejuice.

Magnificent production from an outstanding cast . Exciting obviance.

Always have great operas good storyline great background architecture

A great night at the opera. Tosca was fantastic. I love coming to this opera house.

Must see
I recommend to visit any ABT performance, you won't regret.

One of the most beautiful places to be. A true treasure.

Makes me nostalgic. I haven't seen Annie in the premises since Susan Sontag had expired... All the brightness and glitter have fallen away... Still like the balcony seats and the German text on the handrest of the red velvet chairs...
Still like the $6 water bottle and over priced coatcheck... Still the most down to earth staffs in the world though I feel some of them are too friendly; only opera house in the world where teenagers are allowed to enter in football jerseys, nylon shorts and sneakers.

Amazingly beautiful opera house with world class productions!

The area is absolutely beautiful if visited in the evening. Enjoy superb perfomances there!

Beautiful atrium space and grand theater space. The theater is quite large, so be careful if you're considering the cheap seats.

Great place to see a Wagner opera. One of the best opera houses in the world. I loved it.

If you have the chance then attend. Do not skip A Night at the Met.

The ambiance and city lights. La Traviata - an amazing performance!

La Boheme was our first and very memorable opera. Compared to musicals the production value is much much higher.

First time at the ballet with my wife. Great seats, decent prices, excellent show of Jane Eyre. Would go again! Book online!

One of the greatest opera houses in the world. About the only reason I go to New York every year!

It is a spectacular venue. The quality of opera performances there is among the finest in the world

Amazing Opera! The seats are so comfy, the space is beautiful and the quality of every performance is outstanding. La Traviata was very dramatic and I don't think there was a dry eye on the audience during the third act!

Amazing experience, saw The Magic Flute, (matinee shortened for kids) and even my Rap-infatuated 14-year old enjoyed it!

Always a wonderful night at the opera when I visit The Met. The quality and clarity that is percieved at any set in the house makes this place one of the best all around.

Best entertainment in the world, biggest productions, best singers and best musicians!

A night at the MET is always a wonderful experience. This is probably my favorite place in the city, it's just magical.. Lines at the bar at intermission can be long and drinks quite expensive (count $24-26 for a flass of sparkling wine)

Me and my family watched "Le Cosaire". The show was outstanding. Every single performer was amazing..Despite the fact that we were so high up in the balcony we loved the show. My 5 year old niece especially enjoyed her first ever experience at the ballet.

America's high cathedral of Opera, The Met is a masterpiece of modern architecture. With a seating capacity of approximately 3,800, it is the largest repertory opera house in the world. The lobby and auditorium is adorned with elaborate More

Very expensive. Forget about drinking or eating anything at the theater. $14 for a slice of ham and a little brie in a smallish bun. Parking $40 or more depending on the night. The performance was very good, though.

This place is nice to see. You can sit there and relax. The place is favorite for a lot movies .

This place exudes class... And reminds us of the grandiose old times of New York! It's possible to get affordable tickets inside Rose which are more appropriate for children under age 10 who might want to fidget in their seats. The tickets are partial view, but you can see how Grand and inspiring the inside of the Opera House is, and the sound is excellent!

Came here for the first time to see the Firebird Ballet....very interesting. Ballet is not my thing but this opera house is INCREDIBLE! I love how massive and magnificent the stage looks when it's closed. Architecture of the building is absolutely perfect from inside and outside the theatre itself. I'm not big into theatre but it's definitely worth it to go here once!

Beautiful dancers. However, the seating, not so much. The seats are too small, the leg room is too short, there is not enough pitch in the floor so the head of the person in the seat in front of you always blocks your view. Sigh...it is less than comfortable.

I am usually disappointed with the voices. If you don't get just the right seat you can hear. Seats are cramped

Beautiful place and beautiful venue with beautiful art and dresses on display too.

It's a beautiful building and they show first class ballets.

Love the Met! Wonderful performance. Great sounding theatre. Beautiful venue as well.

Fantastic concert hall. Saw La Traviata - beautiful performance. Beautiful space. Nice gift shop too.

ABT at the Metropolitan Opera is spectacular!!! The dancers were amazing and the whole production of Swan Lake was visually breathtaking!

The opera was great, however, I dont think the facility is as handicap friendly as other venues. The staff was very helpful, but the facility confusing and hard to maneuver

Attended American Ballet Theater production of Gisselle. Good production including choreography and dancing.

Always a wonderful time at the Opera. Fantastic music, good food and always amazing productions.

My 2nd visit this year, 3rd overall ... Absolutely magnificent ... Stage is ginormous ... Productions are first rate .... You must go ...

Falstaff. Absolutely fabulous production. Great performances, choreography, costumes. Pure pleasure. See it if you possibly can!

It was a really great show. I was all the way in the back so the seats were a bit uncomfortable. But it was a great experience would recommend to anyone.

Truly magical, the music is inspiring, the experience is beyond compare.
Please if you can go.

High-quality performance. One of the top of the world.

The Met is definitely a must visit world-class NYC treasure!!!

Stewards and ushers seemed in a rush, borderline rude, otherwise, it's great

Fancy building and gorgeous chandeliers don't make up for a rude, surly, horrid staff.
They treat the audience like the enemy, threatening to call security on me when, since I have difficulty walking, I wanted to sit outside the door during the intermission (I was tricked into waiting outside the hall after I asked to speak to the usher who told me to step outside). You are supposed to walk down steps to the basement to watch on a monitor)
I was really scared. I asked to speak to the house manager who was as friendly as Valdemort (Mort, death).
No consideration, no sympathy, just threats
My big sin: since there is no lighting whatsoever, I put on my cellphone for a SECOND) To check when the opera ended, so that I wouldn't miss my car service.
Skip it unless you are healthy,
can walk, and get drunk enough to ignore the staff.
Bravo, Gelb

Wonderful cast!
Reminded me of Tosca
Beautiful music

Great acoustics and clear sightlines especially from Family Circle seats- Row K seats 101-106.

This is the best thing New York has to offer with no like comparison in the USA. The concessions are horrible and the food is lifeless but arrive is amazing and the experience is outstanding

This production is the best Porgy and Bess Ever Produced!!!

Metropolitan opera is a beautiful magnificent New York City landmark in the heart of Lincoln Center. A must-see for anyone interested in culture and beautiful architecture.

I greatly enjoyed visiting. I saw an opera, which was well done, and walked around the various levels of the theater during the intermissions looking at all the memorabilia. I was practically salivating at the variety of opera-related Bluray, DVD, and CDs in their store (yes, of course I got something).

Fabulous productions with incredible singers and musicians!

A very beautiful and magical place! Where even if you sit on the top level you can still see everything that is going on stage. Tough place with parking and overcharging taxi outside..

Sound was pathetic... And I was not far from the stage

A spectacular building. Absolutely the best of the best. There is not much else to say about this place. The gift shop is very over priced, I recommend buying items online.

Beautiful theater. It's very clean and the seats are very comfortable. During operas a translation of the words appears in a time screen before you.

It's a beautiful place and the performance was amazing

Opera, ballet, architecture, Lincoln Center, location, accessibility, nearby restaurants and mass transit. Is there anything else?

Major landmark in NYC, inside and outside. Need I say more?