Metropolitan Opera

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/metropolitan-opera

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Metropolitan Opera built?1883
2. What is the location?Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City
3. What is the current music director?Yannick Nézet-Séguin (since 2018)
4. Where is the Met located?The Met is at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Before 1966 it was in a building on 39th Street and Broadway, called the Old Met.
5. When does the Met have performances?The Met’s season runs from late September to early June. It shows opera every week, with evening shows Monday through Saturday, Saturday matinees, and a few Sunday matinees.

Bel Canto: An operatic singing style from the 19th century emphasizing beautiful, lyrical melodies and vocal agility.
Rotating Repertory: A system where different operas are performed on consecutive nights or within the same week.
Avant-Garde: New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.