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