Metropolitan Opera

Cultural  

1. The most prominent opera company in the United States, often called “the Met” for short. It is based in New York City.

---

Example Sentences

Of late, ABT had given two local runs—a fall one at the Koch and an early-summer stint at the Metropolitan Opera House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Krause, whose website dubbed the Queen of the Night in “The Magic Flute” as her signature role, debuted in that role at the Metropolitan Opera over the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Lauren Snouffer, a soprano who recently made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, appears in the Abrahamsen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

In New York, Franco Zeffirelli’s flashy 1981 “Bohème” is helping keep the lights on at the Metropolitan Opera throughout the season, with four different conductors and nearly as many casts.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

Julie Landsman, who plays principal French horn for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, says that she’s found herself distracted by the position of someone’s mouth.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell