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