{"id":355964,"date":"2026-09-24T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/355964\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:12:08","slug":"nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-launches-opera-for-all-with-metropolitan-opera-to-bring-70000-free-opera-tickets-to-new-yorkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/355964\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani launches ‘Opera For All’ with Metropolitan Opera to bring 70,000 free opera tickets to New Yorkers"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Never attended an opera performance? Well, with the Mamdani administration’s latest initiative, you may now have the chance.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Diya Vij announced a new initiative called, “Opera For All,” aimed at bringing free opera tickets to New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

The city, in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera the Met will release 10,000 tickets in a lottery every month starting this September for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

With the launch, Mamdani said this art form is “meant to be seen by everyone,” not only “reserved to those who can afford it.”<\/p>\n

“Every New Yorker should have the opportunity to sit in these seats, hear these voices and experience this stage, no matter what’s in their bank account,” Mamdani said.<\/p>\n

To get tickets, you can enter the lottery at on.nyc.gov\/opera<\/a> or through the Met Opera app. The lottery is open to anyone who has not purchased a Met Opera ticket since 2019.<\/p>\n

Tickets will be available in every section of the house, including the standing room.<\/p>\n

This season’s performances include “Macbeth,” “Lincoln in the Bardo” and “La Boh\u00e8me.”<\/p>\n

This announcement builds on Mamdani’s aim to make arts and culture more accessible. This past summer, Mamdani provided free and low-cost Broadway tickets and off-Broadway tickets to high schoolers in partnership with the Theater Development Fund.<\/p>\n

The Met plans to continue “Opera For All” in all future seasons.<\/p>\n

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