Metropolitan Opera House (original)
Broadway & 39th St
Culture & Arts
Season 2Season 3
Bertha RussellAgnes van RhijnMrs. AstorWard McAllister
High confidence — 95% accuracy
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About This Location
The centerpiece of Season 2 — Bertha Russell fights for a center box here, her ultimate social conquest. Interiors blended Philadelphia's Academy of Music, Albany's Palace Theatre, and a purpose-built curved set. Demolished 1966.
An office building stands at Broadway & 39th St today. The Met relocated to Lincoln Center in September 1966, where it still performs. The original house was demolished later that year.
Exact historical address. Opened October 22, 1883. Demolished 1966.
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