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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 19/06/2026 22:34:00

Built by the opera impresario Oscar Hammerstein I and opened on 17 November 1908 with a performance of Carmen, the Metropolitan Opera House on North Broad Street was, in its day, the largest theatre of its kind in the world, with seating for more than 4,000 and acoustics renowned across the city. Hammerstein, grandfather of the famed lyricist of the same name, conceived it as a home for his opera company to rival New York. After staging opera until the 1930s, the building passed through a long ...