Other organizations implementing mask mandates include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, and California’s Center Theater Group.
Additionally, audience members are encouraged to have had a primary vaccination dose and subsequent boosters where eligible. Similarly, the New York Philharmonic and other organizations part of Lincoln Center are continuing to require face masks indoors at all times and also recommend wearing them for outdoor events. Carnegie Hall is also requiring face masks and has included a COVID-safe checklist on their website. With their 2022/23 season kicking off on September 27, 2022, the Met is still in no rush to ease its COVID-19 safety measures, and they are not alone. “So we’re going to err on the side of caution…We want the audience to feel comfortable and safe.”
“For us, safety comes before Covid fatigue,” explained the Met’s general manager, Peter Gelb at the time. After an 18-month hiatus due to the pandemic, the Met hardly missed a performance - even during the Omicron surge - staging 196 performances without cancellations. The Met was the first major arts institution to mandate vaccinations and booster shots back in December 2021, according to the New York Times. As reported in ABC News, New York’s Metropolitan Opera (Met) recently announced its decision to mandate mask wearing for audiences for their upcoming concert season, but has dropped its vaccination requirements.
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