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