1883: Opening night at the Met Opera marks victory for nouveaux riches The Metropolitan Opera House opened in its first location, on Broadway and 39th Street, 135 years ago this month. Occupying a full block, the opera house was founded by 25 newly minted millionaires, including Cornelius and William K. Vanderbilt, James Roosevelt and John Pierpont Morgan. At the time, attending the opera was seen as a validation for New York’s elite. But many of the […]
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