Breaking: The Met shuts down for the month

Message just in:

We regret to inform our audience that all Met performances have been canceled through March 31, effective immediately.

The safety and security of our audiences and employees is the Met’s highest priority, and in canceling performances, we are following the lead of our city, state, and federal elected officials as well as the recommendations of the Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

If you have tickets for any of these performances, the value of the tickets will automatically be credited to your Met Opera account.

This Saturday’s Live in HD cinema presentation of Der Fliegende Holländer has also been cancelled.

UPDATE: Why NY shut down so fast