In June 1970, which was the first band to perform rock music at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York?
Tommy (album) set through the rest of the year and into 1970. In October 1969, The Who played six shows at the Fillmore East, where Leonard Bernstein praised them for their new music. The group's show on 14 December at the Coliseum Theatre, London, was filmed for a possible future "Tommy" feature. Lambert was keen for "Tommy" to be taken seriously and wanted the Who to perform at opera houses. In June 1970, the group performed two shows at the Metropolitan Opera House, which was the first time Townshend announced the show as being the "last "Tommy" ever". The group made a
Metropolitan Opera House (39th Street) S. Chanin and completed in 1970, the building was later sold by the Metropolitan Opera and today it is owned by 1411 TrizecHahn-Swig LLC, a partnership of the TrizecHahn and Swig real estate companies. Since 1966, the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center has been home to the Metropolitan Opera. Notes Bibliography Metropolitan Opera House (39th Street) The Metropolitan Opera House was an opera house located at 1411 Broadway in New York City. Opened in 1883 and demolished in 1967, it was the first home of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Sometimes referred to as "the old Met", the Metropolitan Opera