60 years ago today, the Metropolitan Opera House opened at the Lincoln Center on Broadway and Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. Back then, it opened its doors and its curtains for the first time to Franco Zaffirelli's Antony and Cleopatra. Today it's one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world, as well as the biggest among those that actively host operas, and remains a constant on touring schedules for the largest productions. READ more... (1966)
