Choir · Founded 1880
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Singles & EPs
Compilations
- Eric Owens, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Jay Hunter Morris, Jonas Kaufmann, Deborah Voigt, Bryn Terfel, Fabio Luisi, Stephanie Blythe, Eva-Maria Westbroek, James Levine
- The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, George Cehanovsky, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Calvin Marsh, James McCracken, Lawrence Davidson, Francesco Valentino, Osie Hawkins, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jussi Björling, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Mimi Benzell, Alessio De Paolis, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Frank Guarrera, Anthony Marlowe, Licia Albanese, Rosalind Elias, Fernando Corena, Milton Cross, Bidú Sayão, Thomas Hayward
- Walter Susskind, Anatole Fistoulari, Tito Gobbi, Rome Teatro Reale Opera Orchestra, Giuseppe di Stefano, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Rome Teatro Reale Opera Chorus, Jussi Björling, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Reardon, Gerald Moore, Lucine Amara, Robert Merrill, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Pierre Monteux, Victoria de los Ángeles, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Cesare Valletti, Anna Maria Canali, Giorgio Tozzi
Biography
The Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera has been instrumental in the establishment and continuation of excellence that has marked the Met as one of the premier opera houses in the world. With a flexible roster of professional singers, the Chorus is able to adapt to meet the demands of one of the integral parts of opera performance since the genre's birth. With the Met's continued outreach and ability to incorporate new media, the Chorus has been heard on hundreds of recordings and seen by audiences around the world on video, including a groundbreaking live broadcast streamed to movie theaters. Yannick Nézet-Séguin has served as the Met's music director since 2018, and as of 2023, Donald Palumbo held the title of chorus master.