Opera Statistics from Top 15 Metro Areas
It is interesting to note that in the top 15 metropolitan areas, all of the opera companies employ their orchestras directly except for Florida Grand Opera.
Population Rank | Metropolitan Area | Opera Company | Budget Size (millions) | Has Own Orchestra? |
1 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | Metropolitan Opera | $249.02 | yes |
1 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | New York City Opera | $39.43 | yes |
2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Los Angeles Opera | $46.19 | yes |
3 | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Lyric Opera of Chicago | $61.25 | yes |
4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Dallas Opera | $10.12 | yes |
5 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Opera Company of Philadelphia | $7.47 | yes |
6 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Houston Grand Opera | $17.68 | yes |
7 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | Palm Beach Opera | $3.70 | yes |
7 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | Florida Grand Opera | $16.48 | no |
8 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Washington National Opera | $31.96 | yes |
8 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Baltimore Opera | $6.02 | yes |
9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Atlanta Opera | $4.05 | yes |
10 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | Boston Lyric Opera | $6.47 | yes |
11 | Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Michigan Opera Theater | $12.79 | yes |
12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | San Francisco Opera | $64.77 | yes |
13 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Arizona Opera | $6.00 | yes |
14 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Opera Pacific | $7.15 | yes |
15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Seattle Opera | $21.59 | yes |