The Metropolitan Opera is a New City-based company, with Peter Gelb general supervisor. The musical-select director is Yannick It moved to Lincoln Center spot 1966. The Metropolitan Opera is the largest classical music practice in North America. There are about 27 different operas that last from the end of September to May. The operas offered the rotation routine with up to four different performance weeks. given monday saturday with morning saturday. operas offered productions season. these lend to distributed with others The remaining operas of seasons have given awakenings of seasons productions. The 2015-16 included 227 performances of 25 operas. The arsenal of Met operas includes a wide range of performances, chorus, many main supporting solo singers . The company also uses freelance ballerinas, musicians and artists throughout the season. The Met's list includes international artists and artists, others, have a long association with Met, Metropolitan Opera's customers determined to build a new opera that surpasses the old Academy in all respects. One of the 25 men assembled the Delmonico restaurant on April 28, built the 39th and Roosevelt, which were omitted from the new Metropolitan House opened on October 25, and was immediately . after opening. his early decades did not produce performances by himself but appointed a supervisor / impresarios to stage one at the Metropolitan Opera House. Abbey served as supervisor of the inaugural season, with Gounod's Faust performance with Swedish soprano Christina Nilsson. Abbey's company which first featured a ensemble led by Nilsson sopranos Marcella Sembrich mezzo-soprano Sofia Tenors Italo Stagno Baritone Giuseppe Del Bass Franco Novara. They gave 150 performances 20 different operas of Bellini, Verdi, Mozart, Bizet, Ponchielli. All the performances sung in Italy were directed either by the music Auguste Vianesi or Cleofonte (the brother of the tenor Italo). The company performed not only Manhattan Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Back New but also provided Ms. .