Windows Live Photo Gallery 10/29/10
The center of the fifth step from the street provides the best POV for shooting the Met and the fountain in front. 
Opera
VENUE DETAILS
268 W 47th St
New York, NY 10036
Scene
Located in midtown near Time Square, Opera Nightclub consists of three floors, with 8,000 square feet on the first two floors and 7,000 on the new Jade Terrace Rooftop Lounge and Garden. Don’t let the metal detectors scare you away. Cover is usually waived for the females on the guest list before midnight. Get ready to get your groove on in the 2 different rooms, you’ll be bouncing back forth to Latin music and Top 40.
Eats & Drinks
Opera Nightclub has 3 different bar locations with a variety of beers and liquor to choose from. If you don’t want to wait in line at the bar, Opera Nightclub offers fabulous bottle services to their patrons while they relax on the leather seats.
Ambience
Be prepared to walk up and down the stairs a lot at Opera. The entire venue is filled with red mahogany wood on the floors and bar. The interior lighting is very dim so be careful who you bump into. There is so much going on, you will be hopping from room to room just so you won’t miss anything.
Celebrities
Opera Nightclub is in the heart of the entertainment district. People like David Bowie have dropped by and bought along some of his friends: Iggy Pop, Stevie Winwood, Ferrone, and Ron Wood.
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Time Out New York 9/13/10
A new Ring cycle will kick off the 2010 season on September 27; the full cycle will be complete by 2012, anticipating the Wagner bicentennial the following year.
Time Out New York 11/23/11
The chandelier in the lobby of the Metropolitan Opera was a gift from the Austrian government in 1966, when the building opened.
Time Out New York 11/23/11
Weekday rush tickets (if you can spare four hours to wait in line) or standing-room tickets cost a mere $20. Or click through to find out how to enter the online weekend-rush lotto. 
National Post 9/30/10
The Met’s take on Wagner’s Das Rheingold disappoints and delights. Read more at the link: 