Login

NEW CUSTOMERS

By creating an account with our store, you will be able to move through the checkout process faster, store multiple shipping addresses, view and track your orders in your account and more.

CREATE AN ACCOUNT

SEARCH

Shopping cart

No products in the cart.

The Metropolitan Opera

PROJECTS
The landmark facade of the Met

Chandeliers and sconces for the foyer and the auditorium

"Metropolitan" chandeliers at our store in Vienna

When the New York Metropolitan Opera opened on September 13th, 1966, the first applause went to the twelve chandeliers that rose towards the ceiling with the first curtain. On the opening night audience and journalists were startlingly impressed by Starburst Chandeliers from Vienna, a gift to the United States of America by the Republic of Austria out of gratitude for the ERP-program after World War II.

 

Principal: Metropolitan Opera, New York
Building type: Opera
Location: New York, 1966
Architect: Wallace K. Harrison
Chandelier design: Hans Harald Rath
Services: Design, manufacture, restoration

www.metopera.org

The Grand Tier during the 50 year anniversary of the chandeliers‘ installation

The making of a classic

LOBMEYR PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT

The cascade of chandeliers in the foyer
Lobmeyr_Projects_MetOpera_SK2
Lobmeyr_Projects_MetOpera_SK3
Lobmeyr_Projects_MetOpera_SK1

The design comes from the pencil of Hans Harald Rath, company owner of those days, who worked in close collaboration with the architect. The fixture was also a bow toward the present space age resembling distant galaxies. The foyer chandeliers visible from greater distance soon developed to become the landmark of the Met. This is the greatest praise for us.

Johannes Rath at the 50 years anniversary gala
Met "accessoires" specially made for the anniversary

STORIES