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The New York Opera Meetup -- Club Rules

Age Restrictions Minimum age for membership is 18. Annual Dues These have been suspended, perhaps permanently. General Civilized behavior is required at all times. Anyone posting competing event or alternate performance date information on event pages or who shares discount codes or other confidential information without written permission from the organizer will be expelled from the group with no refund of dues and banned from future membership. Complaints regarding behavior not detailed on this page will be taken seriously and dealt with on a case by case basis. Communication Members are responsible for reading event pages thoroughly before posting questions or contacting the event host or leadership team . Alert us to any mistakes, but please make sure that any questions you may have are not already answered in the text of the event page before posting a comment or question. Organizers and event hosts will not answer questions that are already a...

Sundays at the Met with the World

The Metropolitan Opera has long been overdue for Sunday matinées. While Peter Gelb is anticipating new audiences it is my belief that – like the HD broadcasts – it will be also favored by growth among current audiences: Suburbanites. Many suburbanites worry about being able to catch the last train to Scarsdale or Sag Harbor after late curtains on weeknights. This was why the performance start time was moved back to 7:30 a few seasons ago. However, 30-minute intermissions (presumably to enable more business for the bars and the gift shop) have eaten up much of the difference; curtain calls have not been correspondingly earlier, especially for longer works. Presenting works such as Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg on Sunday afternoons will work very well. Families. If the Met will use this opportunity to present “family-friendly” titles Mr Gelb can anticipate more children who will eventually become adult opera lovers. Working Adults. More of this ...

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Group Calendar

Here is the opening calendar for the group for the upcoming Met season: Event notices will be posted in due time with the HD notices being posted prior to the first ticket sales date. Since these sell out quickly, it is recommended that you purchase tickets as soon as they become available.

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