
Performance Venues in New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Metropolitan Opera House is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex.
As part of the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, this venue dedicated to ballet and opera first opened in 1966, replacing the original Metropolitan Opera House that opened in 1883 on Broadway, but was too small for advancing technology and stagecraft. It has a total of 4,000 seats, making it the largest purpose-built opera house in the world.
Isaac Stern Auditorium
Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Isaac Stern Auditorium is part of the Carnegie Hall complex.
The Isaac Stern Auditorium is the main location inside Carnegie Hall, with a seating capacity of 2,804. The venue is named after the violinist Isaac Stern after his actions to save the hall from being demolised in the 1960s. The auditorium hosts many different concerts, recitals and other events, and is a popular location due to its outstanding acoustics.