Top 50 Opera houses in United States
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest opera houses in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 53 opera houses tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Metropolitan Opera, Sydney Opera House and Royal Opera House lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5,759,504 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 194,538, and the largest, Metropolitan Opera, reaches around 4,208,737 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each opera house, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metropolitan Opera |
4,208,737 | 24.9% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 2 |  Sydney Opera House |
784,567 | 13.2% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 3 |  Royal Opera House |
766,200 | 11.9% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 4 |  Paris Opera |
568,064 | 7.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 5 |  Paris Opera Ballet |
320,559 | 18.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 6 |  Seattle Opera |
227,247 | 56.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 7 |  Tulsa Opera |
203,923 | 55.5% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 8 |  Minnesota Opera |
202,070 | 55.1% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 9 |  Arizona Opera |
201,029 | 56.1% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 10 |  La Scala |
196,974 | 7.7% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 11 |  Santa Fe Opera |
184,048 | 55.2% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 12 |  San Diego Opera |
179,739 | 50.9% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 13 |  Florida Grand Opera |
172,890 | 52.6% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 14 |  Hungarian State Opera House |
160,486 | 19.5% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 15 |  Opera Philadelphia |
157,445 | 54.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 16 |  English Touring Opera |
157,100 | 64.1% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 17 | Opéra Bastille |
127,239 | 21.5% | Opera house | Travel & Leisure |
| 18 |  Opéra Nouvel |
125,925 | 31.1% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 19 |  Bavarian State Opera |
125,827 | 24.0% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 20 |  Berlin State Opera |
117,675 | 28.9% | Opera house | Travel & Leisure |
| 21 |  Oslo Opera House |
89,640 | 56.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 22 |  Palais Garnier |
80,628 | 5.4% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 23 |  Houston Grand Opera |
77,092 | 89.6% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 24 |  Peabody Opera House |
40,311 | 99.7% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 25 |  Teatro Colón |
40,090 | 7.5% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 26 |  Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House |
35,007 | 99.6% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 27 |  Teatro Real |
29,316 | 8.6% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 28 |  Grand Opera House, Belfast |
26,701 | 22.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 29 |  Opéra National De Paris |
21,245 | 3.5% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 30 |  Royal Swedish Opera |
16,460 | 9.5% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 31 |  Copenhagen Opera House |
15,110 | 53.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 32 | Royal Opera House Muscat |
12,300 | 39.4% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 33 |  Konzerthausorchester Berlin |
10,112 | 8.0% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 34 |  Wolf Trap Opera Company |
8,117 | 97.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 35 |  Teatro di San Carlo |
8,090 | 5.1% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 36 |  Cairo Opera House |
5,003 | 3.9% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 37 |  Alte Oper Frankfurt |
3,797 | 0.7% | Opera house | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  Maggio Musicale Fiorentino |
3,227 | 9.6% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 39 |  Matenrou Opera |
3,080 | 83.9% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 40 |  Dutch National Opera |
2,840 | 7.4% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 41 |  Opéra National de Lyon |
2,368 | 18.9% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 42 |  Buxton Opera House |
2,281 | 5.0% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 43 |  Cologne Opera |
1,440 | 0.9% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 44 |  Norwegian National Opera and Ballet |
1,226 | 0.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 45 |  Deutsche Oper am Rhein |
1,130 | 0.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 46 |  Opera Atelier |
1,100 | 12.6% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 47 |  Lausanne Opera |
590 | 24.2% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 48 |  Wire Opera House |
320 | 74.4% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 49 |  Berlin State Ballet |
310 | 0.7% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 50 |  Teatro di Roma |
248 | 0.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each opera house by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest opera house in United States?
Metropolitan Opera currently leads with an estimated audience of 4,208,737 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.