FILE - People appear in Josie Robertson Plaza in front of The Metropolitan Opera house at Lincoln Center in New York on March 12, 2020. The Metropolitan Opera sold 56% of the dollar capacity of its tickets this season, managing to get through 196 staged performances without a cancellation but down from 69% during the last pre-pandemic season of 2018-19. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera sold 61% of available tickets this season after returning from a 1½ year absence, managing 196 staged performances…
