On This Day: October 22

On October 22, 1883, the Metropolitan Opera House (The Met) in New York City officially opened. The inaugural performance was the opera 'Faust' by French composer Charles-François Gounod, sung entirely in Italian. The theater is the largest opera venue in the United States, staging approximately 240 operas annually. [Playio] On This Day: October 21 https://link.playio.co/i9d75rq