Great seat! View is from quite high up (so looking a bit “top down”) but full view without obstructions, and the sets look majestic from up here. Sound is excellent. Rows are steeply raked in the balcony, so excellent visualization all around.
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Section Dress Circle LC
anonymous
Oct. 12, 2025
Near center view of stage. Not too high of an angle either. Seat depth and knee space is on the smaller side compared with a typical orchestra seat. Great value.
Video. Front row of Box 35, positioned at the right edge against the divider with Box 37. No seats to the right. You may need to lean around other heads to the left in the same box. If you can, select Seat 3 instead of Seat 1.
Front row of Box 35, positioned at the right edge against the divider with Box 37. No seats to the right. You may need to lean around other heads in the same box. If you can, select Seat 3 instead of Seat 1. See separate video post for more detail.
Front row of Box 35, positioned at the left edge against the divider with Box 33. No seats on the left, but you may need to crane around heads in Box 33. Chandeliers in video rise out of sight before start of performance.
Great seat! 5 stars. 6 rows from the stage and the second seat in from the center aisle. It's not too close for the ballet - perfect distance. Lots of room between adjacent seats on the right and left. Comfortable.
Video clip. Good view of the dancers' faces and feet. This seat is 9 rows from the stage and 12 seats in from the center aisle. Great sound quality from the orchestra. No obstructions.
Very good seat. 4 rows from the stage and 9 seats in from the center aisle. Sound from orchestra pit is great. Dancers' faces and feet are clear. Rush seat.
Good view of the dancers' faces and feet. This seat is 9 rows from the stage and 12 seats in from the center aisle. Great sound quality from the orchestra. No obstructions.
The left side of the stage is hard to see. Chairs aren't bolted so you can move them around. Sound is great but did have to lean forward to see the stage. Good price though!
Partial View. Front row of Box 8, positioned at the right edge of the box against the divider with Box 6. No seats on the right, but you may need to crane around heads in Box 6. Great view of the cellists. Red rope in video will rise out of sight at start.
Metropolitan Opera House - Lincoln Center
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Section Orchestra L
Some of stage right obscured, but great view of actors faces
Amazing seat for my very first opera!
Lottery rush tickets. The view is pretty good (and GREAT for the price), the overhang doesn't obstruct the view and the sound is ok.
Section Family Circle LC
Amazing acoustics, great view for the price
Section Balcony L
Great seat! View is from quite high up (so looking a bit “top down”) but full view without obstructions, and the sets look majestic from up here. Sound is excellent. Rows are steeply raked in the balcony, so excellent visualization all around.
Section Dress Circle LC
Near center view of stage. Not too high of an angle either. Seat depth and knee space is on the smaller side compared with a typical orchestra seat. Great value.
Solid seats for being higher up. The very top of the stage gets cut off slightly, but not much happens all the way up there anyway.
Section Dress Circle Box 11
Though a side view, you can see plenty without having to lean forward much.
Section Parterre Box 6
Love these seats!
Section Parterre Box 10
Love the Parterre boxes!
Section Parterre Box 2
So close to the musicians and a lot of action occurs stage right in this opera…so close you can make eye contact with the performers!
Section Grand Tier Box 35
Video. Front row of Box 35, positioned at the right edge against the divider with Box 37. No seats to the right. You may need to lean around other heads to the left in the same box. If you can, select Seat 3 instead of Seat 1.
Front row of Box 35, positioned at the right edge against the divider with Box 37. No seats to the right. You may need to lean around other heads in the same box. If you can, select Seat 3 instead of Seat 1. See separate video post for more detail.
Front row of Box 35, positioned at the left edge against the divider with Box 33. No seats on the left, but you may need to crane around heads in Box 33. Chandeliers in video rise out of sight before start of performance.
Section Orchestra R
Great seat! 5 stars. 6 rows from the stage and the second seat in from the center aisle. It's not too close for the ballet - perfect distance. Lots of room between adjacent seats on the right and left. Comfortable.
Video clip. Good view of the dancers' faces and feet. This seat is 9 rows from the stage and 12 seats in from the center aisle. Great sound quality from the orchestra. No obstructions.
Very good seat. 4 rows from the stage and 9 seats in from the center aisle. Sound from orchestra pit is great. Dancers' faces and feet are clear. Rush seat.
Good view of the dancers' faces and feet. This seat is 9 rows from the stage and 12 seats in from the center aisle. Great sound quality from the orchestra. No obstructions.
Section Balcony Box 11
The left side of the stage is hard to see. Chairs aren't bolted so you can move them around. Sound is great but did have to lean forward to see the stage. Good price though!
Section Dress Circle Box 8
Partial View. Front row of Box 8, positioned at the right edge of the box against the divider with Box 6. No seats on the right, but you may need to crane around heads in Box 6. Great view of the cellists. Red rope in video will rise out of sight at start.