Is the Met the largest stage in the world?

Answer 1

It depends on how one defines Stage and Stagecraft, Huge spectacles have been presented in sports stadiums and arenas such as Madison Square Garden, consider the upcoming walking with Dinosaurs, and of course Barnum & Baileys circus. The Ringling Bros show has been presented in the Garden since l968 ( I saw it there in that year and some acts such as the human cannonball could not be shown) it actually suffered a bit in the huge backdrop.) According to Guiness the largest stages used primarily for dramatic purposes are in some hotel-night clubs in Las Vegas and have huge elevators, and other special effects. The Metropolitan Opera is not listed in this category nor is the Radio City Music Hall. The again stadiums have been used to produce large-scale drama a tradition dating to Greek times. I have never heard this laud applied to the Met, I presume you mean the current Metropolitan Opera in the Lincoln Center complex, not the older one, now defunct.

The largest theatre stage in the world is located in Melbourne Australia, the State Theatre in the Victorian Arts Centre, which plays host to Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet.