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