Timeline Monday 22 October 1883

Monday 22 October 1883

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Events on Monday 22 October 1883 1

1883 Metropolitan Opera House opens New opera house debuts in New York City The Metropolitan Opera House opened on 22 October with a performance of Gounod's Faust. Built by a group of wealthy New Yorkers denied boxes at the existing Academy of Music, it became one of the world's leading opera companies.