The Family Circle is a better, cheaper experience.
Standing Room (offered in the Orchestra and Family Circle) is an option for the athletic or the dedicated opera-goer. For example, Dress Circle seats cost more for Premium and Prime and less for partials. Tickets cost the same on the sides as they do at the main seating above. It is cheaper to sit in the partial-view box seats or the back corner seats ("Balance" on all levels above the parterre. Consult the Met website for your ticket prices. Additionally, the house sections are now sub-divided into "Premium" (front and center seats) "Prime" (front side seats and rear center) and "Balance" (the back rear corners and partial view seats) with correspondingly higher prices. The Met has installed a graded system, (A through E) with prices higher for "premium" operas (like Wagner operas) or star performers like Renée Fleming or Anna Netrebko. Ticket prices are in some ways cheaper, and in others more expensive than years past. Get into the art form, and then experiment with German opera (a passion of mine), works by Russian or Czech composers, or baroque works. French opera (especially Carmen) is always popular. Generally, Italian opera is good to start with-Verdi, Puccini or Rossini. This blog tries its damnedest to answer that question, with Metropolitan Opera Previews that usually run on the site about a week before the prima (the first performance in a run). 
Being an opera-goer is much like being a sports fan-if you enjoy the activity there's no limit on how many times you can attend. With the exception of certain competition, concert and gala performances, the Met is closed on Sundays. The house is usually open for performances Monday through Saturday with two performances on Saturday. The Met season runs from the last Monday in September to the second Saturday in May. The Metropolitan Opera open for business.
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