Metropolitan Opera House (original)
Broadway & 39th St
Culture & Arts
Season 2Season 3
Bertha RussellAgnes van RhijnMrs. AstorWard McAllister
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About This Location
The centrepiece of Season 2 — Bertha Russell fights for a centre box here, her ultimate social conquest. Interiors blended Philadelphia's Academy of Music, Albany's Palace Theatre, and a purpose-built curved set. Demolished 1967.
An office building stands at Broadway & 39th St today. The Met relocated to Lincoln Center in 1966, where it still performs. The original house was demolished in 1967.
Exact historical address. Opened October 22, 1883. Demolished 1967.
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