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