She added, “Lincoln Center, the center of the world for many people in the arts, is not that going to be there anymore if Peter Gelb and the board don’t come to the table to bargain fair and square.” “Opera Houses of lesser stature and revenue have managed to pay their workers since the onset of the pandemic and agreed to limit labor concessions rather than make them permanent,” said, Rosenthal. condemned General Manager Peter Gelb, threatening that if he wasn’t willing to negotiate, the workers would strike.Īlso in attendance was Linda Rosenthal, a Member of the New York State Assembly, who compared the Metropolitan Opera to other regional houses that have been paying their workers since the onset of the pandemic. Claffey Jr, president of IATSE Local One led the rally which saw stagehands, makeup artists, Screen Actors Guild members, Orchestra members, and chorus members, among others chanting “We are the Met.” They also held signs that said “Peter Gelb, Stop Union Busting, “We Dress the Met,” and “Stop Blaming Workers.”Ĭlaffey Jr. The rally was organized in protest to the Metropolitan Opera’s lockout of its stagehands and the fact that Met shipped its work out to non-union workers. James J. Tours are not held on final dress rehearsal days.On May 13, the American Federation of Musicians Local 802, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 817, Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, and IATSE rallied against the Metropolitan Opera at the “We are the Met” rally in front of Lincoln Center. Opera enthusiasts can tour the Met during The Metropolitan Opera Guild Backstage Tours, held during the performance season at 3 p.m. Almost immediately, it was clear stage facilities weren’t adequate, so finally in 1966, the new Metropolitan Opera House opened its doors at Lincoln Center, boasting for the first time the finest technical facilities. The Met’s first opera house was built on 39th Street in 1833. Today, the Met continues to discover and train artists through its national audition and artist development programs. Among the house’s repertoire are 18th century Baroque, 19th century Bel canto and 20th century Minimalism.įor more than 130 years, The Metropolitan Opera has become renowned for the prolific artists it has drawn during those years, from Christine Nilsson in the opening season to Lawrence Tibbett in the 1920s. Music at The Metįondly known as the Met (and not to be confused with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which shares the same shortened moniker), the Metropolitan Opera is the largest classical music organization in America, presenting nearly 30 different operas in the September-May opera season. Less than a mile away from The Sherry’s iconic revolving door, guests can partake in an evening of theatrical passion at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts.
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