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Rank
Position in the Top 50, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in United States. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United States, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metropolitan Opera |
4.2M | 24.9% | 48.1 | 56.4% | Opera house |
| 2 |  Sydney Opera House |
785k | 12.6% | 38.0 | 55.6% | Opera house |
| 3 |  Royal Opera House |
766k | 11.7% | 38.5 | 64.2% | Opera house |
| 4 |  Paris Opera |
568k | 7.3% | 42.9 | 62.0% | Opera house |
| 5 |  Paris Opera Ballet |
321k | 18.3% | 41.8 | 73.8% | Opera house |
| 6 |  Seattle Opera |
227k | 56.1% | 45.2 | 68.8% | Opera house |
| 7 |  Tulsa Opera |
204k | 55.4% | 43.8 | 65.0% | Opera house |
| 8 |  Minnesota Opera |
202k | 55.0% | 45.1 | 63.3% | Opera house |
| 9 |  Arizona Opera |
201k | 55.9% | 43.8 | 64.0% | Opera house |
| 10 |  La Scala |
197k | 7.1% | 42.8 | 58.0% | Opera house |
| 11 |  Santa Fe Opera |
184k | 55.2% | 44.6 | 65.2% | Opera house |
| 12 |  San Diego Opera |
180k | 50.8% | 44.0 | 64.9% | Opera house |
| 13 |  Florida Grand Opera |
173k | 52.5% | 43.5 | 61.4% | Opera house |
| 14 |  Hungarian State Opera House |
160k | 19.7% | 45.0 | 67.3% | Opera house |
| 15 |  Opera Philadelphia |
157k | 54.1% | 42.9 | 66.2% | Opera house |
| 16 |  English Touring Opera |
157k | 64.1% | — | — | Opera house |
| 17 |  Opéra Nouvel |
126k | 31.0% | 43.1 | 67.5% | Opera house |
| 18 |  Bavarian State Opera |
126k | 23.4% | 44.0 | 69.0% | Opera house |
| 19 |  Oslo Opera House |
90k | 56.8% | — | — | Opera house |
| 20 |  Palais Garnier |
81k | 4.5% | 36.2 | 56.4% | Opera house |
| 21 |  Houston Grand Opera |
76k | 87.3% | 41.6 | 54.4% | Opera house |
| 22 |  Peabody Opera House |
40k | 99.4% | 39.9 | 66.9% | Opera house |
| 23 |  Teatro Colón |
40k | 7.5% | 35.0 | 61.5% | Opera house |
| 24 |  Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House |
35k | 99.3% | 47.5 | 72.6% | Opera house |
| 25 |  Grand Opera House, Belfast |
27k | 22.3% | 44.6 | 67.6% | Opera house |
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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 4.2M people in United States.