

The Met had been seeking to cut the payroll costs for its highest-paid unions by 30 percent, which it said would cut the take-home pay of those workers by around 20 percent. The union, the American Guild of Musical Artists - which also represents soloists, dancers, actors and stage managers - is the first of the three largest Met unions to reach such a deal after months of sometimes-bitter division between labor and management over how deep and lasting the pandemic pay cuts should be. A large screen gives visitors a live look at what’s happening on the Met stage, where rehearsals take place every morning.The Metropolitan Opera, whose efforts to cut the pay of its workers to help it survive the pandemic had left it locked in a bitter dispute with its unions, threatening to derail its planned September reopening, announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal with the union representing its chorus and other workers. Tourists and locals alike are welcome to take photos and capture a souvenir New York shot. Visitors to the Met can walk up the famous grand staircase, admire the iconic crystal chandeliers, or visit the Gallery Met exhibitions.
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Open to the Publicĭuring the opera season, certain areas of the Metropolitan Opera House are open to the public for free on weekday mornings from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and on Sundays from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The Metropolitan Opera is also home to the annual Spring season of American Ballet Theatre and regularly hosts touring opera and ballet companies. The performance season welcomes over 800,000 people in attendance to the opera house while millions more experience the Met through new media distribution initiatives and state-of-the-art technology. Each season, the Met stages more than 200 opera performances in Lincoln Center. The vibrant home of unparalleled theatre performances, The Metropolitan Opera prides itself on working with the most brilliant performers in the world.
