Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is a historic opera house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1908, it has been used for many purposes; since December 2018, it has been a pop concert venue managed by Live Nation Philadelphia.Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: music venue and former opera house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Hammerstein’s Philadelphia Opera House”, “Philadelphia Opera House”, “The Met Philadelphia”, and “The Met Philly”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matthew Baird Mansion and Central Presbyterian Church.
Matthew Baird Mansion
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Matthew Baird Mansion is an historic home, now apartment building, that is located at 814 N. Broad Street, in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Matthew Baird Mansion is situated 470 feet south of Metropolitan Opera House.
Central Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Central Presbyterian Church is situated 870 feet south of Metropolitan Opera House.
Broad–Girard station
Metro station
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Broad–Girard station is a SEPTA Metro station served by B trains and G trolleys in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station receives express service, with B2 and B3 trains stopping at the station. Broad–Girard station is situated 650 feet north of Metropolitan Opera House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorktown and Poplar.
Yorktown
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
North Philadelphia East is a neighborhood that is located in the eastern central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Poplar
Neighborhood
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Poplar is a neighborhood in Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north of Callowhill, between Spring Garden/Fairmount and Northern Liberties, bounded roughly by Girard Avenue to the north, North Broad Street to the west, Spring Garden Street to the south, and 5th Street to the east.
Francisville
Neighborhood
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Francisville is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.
Metropolitan Opera House
- Categories: movie theater, opera house, concert hall, building, historic site, historic building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.96983° or 39° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
-75.1603° or 75° 9′ 37″ westOperator
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Metropolitan Opera House” goes by many names.
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- Croatian: “The Met”
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- Dutch: “The Met”
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- French: “Metropolitan Opera House de Philadelphie”
- French: “The Met”
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- German: “The Met”
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- Italian: “The Met”
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- Polish: “The Met”
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- Romanian: “The Met”
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- Slovak: “Metropolitan Opera House”
- Spanish: “Metropolitan Opera House”
- Spanish: “Philadelphia Opera House”
- Spanish: “The Met”
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- Swedish: “The Met”
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- Walloon: “Metropolitan Opera House”
- Welsh: “The Met”
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