Met singers’ union gets 5% increase partly funded by $5M appropriation from New York state
June 6, 2025
The Metropolitan Opera and the union for its soloists and chorus have announced a one-year agreement on a contract. It includes a 2.5% wage increase plus an additional temporary 2.5% hike that followed the labor group’s assistance in securing a $5 million appropriation in New York state’s budget. The deal between the Met and the American Guild of Musical Artists starts Aug. 1 and runs through July 31, 2026. It must be ratified by the union. AGMA also represents dancers, full-time actors, stage managers, stage directors and choreographers. The Met said AGMA helped lobby the state government for the appropriation, and the additional 2.5% rise will sunset when the deal expires.