482943 The Metropolitan Opera House part of the Lincoln Center (photo) ; (add.info.: The Metropolitan Opera House was built in 1966. The first public performance was Giacomo Puccini\'s \'La Fanciulla del West\'. The theatre was designed by architect Wallace K. Harrison (1895-1981). On display in the lobby, and visible to the outside plaza, are two murals created for the space by Marc Chagall (1887-1985). These depict the Triumph and Source of Music. ); AA World Travel Library; out of copyright.