Question about Standing Room at the Met Opera

You can also get them over the phone and online.

ETA- How early you need to arrive is really dependent on whatever is on that night.

Updated On: 1/13/10 at 03:18 PM

From the Met website:

Standing Room Tickets go on sale at 10 am on the day of the performance. Tickets are subject to availability and limited to two per person. Please note that applicable ticket facility and service fees will apply. For more information please call 212-362-6000.

$20 Orchestra Standing Room Tickets
Monday – Saturday evenings: May be purchased at the box office, by phone and online
Saturday Matinees: May be purchased at the box office or by phone
$15 Family Circle Standing Room Tickets
Monday – Friday: May be purchased when Family Circle seating is sold out, at the box office, by phone and online
Saturday Matinees: May be purchased at the box office or by phone
Saturday Evenings: May be purchased at the box office, by phone and online
Standing Room Gala Events tickets are available in the Orchestra for $35 per ticket and in the Family Circle for $25 per ticket.

You save yourself a bunch in fees if you go to the box office.

There is a Met Titles screen in front of every SRO spot. This goes for the orchestra as well as the Family Circle.

When it comes to standing, I would prefer the Family Circle, yes, you're higher up. However, when your doing SRO in the orchestra there is a very big overhang in your way that gives you a pretty obstructed view.

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As the two previous posters said it's a tradeoff between view and sound quality. The sound in the back of the orchestra is somewhat muted by the parterre overhang and you might miss the top part of the set. On the FC the sound is much better but if you're watching a show like Turandot that has a really deep set you're going to miss the back half of it because the steep angle.