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===Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center===
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The present Metropolitan Opera House is located in Lincoln Center at [[Lincoln Square, Manhattan|Lincoln Square]] on the [[Upper West Side]] and was designed by architect [[Wallace Harrison|Wallace K. Harrison]]. It has a seating capacity of approximately 3,732 with an additional 245 standing room places at the rear of the main floor and the top balcony.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metopera.org/user-information/seat-maps/ |title=Metropolitan Opera &#124; Seat Maps |access-date=December 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514213932/https://www.metopera.org/user-information/seat-maps/ |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As needed, the size of the orchestra pit can be decreased and another row of 35 seats added at the front of the auditorium. The lobby is adorned with two famous murals by [[Marc Chagall]], ''The Triumph of Music'' and ''The Sources of Music''. Each of these gigantic paintings measures 30 by 36 feet.

After numerous revisions to its design, the new building opened September 16, 1966, with the world premiere of [[Samuel Barber]]'s ''[[Antony and Cleopatra (1966 opera)|Antony and Cleopatra]]''.

The theater, while large, is noted for its excellent acoustics. The stage facilities, state of the art when the theater was built, continue to be updated technically and are capable of handling multiple large complex opera productions simultaneously. When the opera company is on [[wikt:hiatus|hiatus]], the Opera House is annually home to the spring season of [[American Ballet Theatre]]. It has also hosted visits from other noted opera and ballet companies.