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