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