Choir · Founded 1880
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Singles & EPs
Compilations
- The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Eric Owens, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jonas Kaufmann, Fabio Luisi, James Levine, Stephanie Blythe, Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris
- Calvin Marsh, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bidú Sayão, Nicola Moscona, Frank Guarrera, Alessio De Paolis, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, George Cehanovsky, Licia Albanese, Anthony Marlowe, Fernando Corena, Rosalind Elias, Thomas Hayward, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Milton Cross, Francesco Valentino, Lawrence Davidson, Jussi Björling, Salvatore Baccaloni, James McCracken, Osie Hawkins, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Mimi Benzell
- Lucine Amara, Gerald Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Reardon, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Jussi Björling, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Walter Susskind, Pierre Monteux, Victoria de los Ángeles, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rome Teatro Reale Opera Chorus, Giorgio Tozzi, Cesare Valletti, Anna Maria Canali, Robert Merrill, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Tito Gobbi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Anatole Fistoulari, Rome Teatro Reale Opera Orchestra
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.