Mezzo Backstage - Metropolitan New-York

[@dmmchugh3714]

I've greatly missed going to the Met for ballet by my wonderful ABT ! Pre-covid I used to love going into NYC for ballet, walking, museums. Etc Since covid the city has really deteriorated and I've no desire to return.

[@Grey_Duck]

I usually hate architecture from that period but this building is strikingly gorgeous.

[@samueljaramillo4221]

We’ve been in this glorious theater countless time.

[@saulacevedo9780]

Background Music 0:09 Nixon in China- Act 1, Scene 1: "News Has a Kind of Mystery" 2:10 Catalani: La Wally- Act 1: Ebben! Ne Andro Lontana 7:10 La Damnation de Faust- Part IV: Dans mon coeur retentit sa voix 10:18 Gershwin - Porgy and Bess Act1-Scene1-Summertime

[@liedersanger1]

Performers? Fleming does Ne andro. Who sings Summertime?

[@louise_rose]

Opening (from Nixon in China, which by a funny coincidence is running on Mezzo right now as I'm typing): Nixon: "Juice! Juice! We FLY HIGH in the USA..." 🥰

[@sailormann1]

Great video. Thanks!

[@Gardis72]

It would be nice if they could have captions to describe the background music and artist.

[@gurvinka]

10:30 sitting on a table when there are few chairs available ... 🙄

[@andrenewcomb3708]

"Hell's kitchen." "Remember, what the doorman said. Feed your head. Feed your head." So they gave him the Pharr-Murr's daughter.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

I rode a bus past there in 1965. I don't remember there being construction going on. And I do remember because I noticed it from the Calgon Bath Oil Beads commercial.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

Nice chorus at 8:00.

[@LordMgls]

7:45 that's what Gelb should have kept doing to this day

[@OthersOrSomething]

someday...

[@matthewrose4368]

The bastille has a thousand less seats mr. gelb...

[@pocketjohnson1820]

Yes was going to say Bastille is much smaller

[@stamatescuconstantin9596]

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[@2002yannick1]

I'm afraid I have to disagree with the opening; the people were poor and needed proper welfare. I love the Met and opera, but the people of new york skimmed against the poor/working class just as they do now, and we should not rewrite history! Instead, the city () kicked ut the immigrant community that lived there and displaced them with this fancy overpriced neighborhood.

[@papagen00]

eminent domain is a wonderful thing.

[@Sandra-o3e]

That is a point. But look at what helping the poor has done to N.Korea and Cuba : everyone becomes poor. Lincoln Center - no slouch - provides music, dance, acting and singing. Plus there is much affordable housing in the 80/20 buildings and the NYCHA housing projects that are blocks long behind the center .

[@herrbrucvald6376]

this is not the greatest opera house in the world. architecturally or artistically.

[@mauricioszwerdszarf1455]

Absolutely 100% right. It is the GREATEST in any way

[@MrLuis85698]

what is your own ranking ?

[@samueljaramillo4221]

It is your opinion

[@samueljaramillo4221]

@@mauricioszwerdszarf1455 Yes it is the greatest. Have you spent time here?

[@samueljaramillo4221]

Have you spent time in this opera house?