The Metropolitan Opera

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This 2009 image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center Plaza in New York. The financially troubled Metropolitan Opera says it projects to break even for the 2016-17 season. Met general manager Peter Gelb said Monday the company’s attendance was up 3 percent this year overall and 1 percent in potential box office realized. (Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera via AP)