Rehearsal Spaces & Practice Rooms

OPERA America's National Opera Center offers an affordable, spacious venue in Midtown Manhattan for your next vocal, instrumental, or theatrical rehearsal.

Choose from various large, medium, and small spaces — all with regularly tuned pianos — to meet your needs for solo and ensemble practice. Build a flexible rehearsal rental package that includes sectional rooms, warm-up rooms, recording, and more.

Large, medium, and small room options, customizable to budget, with flexible, movable seating for up to 72
Regularly tuned pianos in every room, including grands, baby grands, and uprights (Yamaha and Steinway)
Musician chairs and music stands in every room, with add-on lockers and storage available
Flexible packages for hourly, standing, or multi-day rehearsals, with sectional and warm-up rooms for artists
Built-in high-definition, multi-camera recording capabilities in select rooms
Complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi for virtual lessons and coachings
Acoustically balanced rooms with sound paneling
Centrally located near more than a dozen subway lines, Amtrak, PATH, bus lines, and airport shuttles

Available to individuals and organizations working in opera, musical theater, chamber music, choruses, piano performance, theater, comedy troupes, and other disciplines. Dance is not permitted because floors are not sprung.

Book Your Next Rehearsal Today

Contact us at Reservations@operaamerica.org or 212.796.8630 to schedule your next rehearsal at the National Opera Center.

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Recommended Rehearsal Spaces

Book Your Rehearsal

Contact us at Reservations@operaamerica.org or 212.796.8630 to schedule your next rehearsal at the National Opera Center.

Rental Inquiry

Rental Overview

Rehearsal Hall

CAPACITY
15 Basic / 60 Premium

The Rehearsal Hall allows you the creative flexibility of running a workshop, producing a chamber concert, holding auditions, or hosting a special event. The adaptable space features a regularly tuned Steinway Hamburg D 9' grand piano, adjustable lighting, and a professional built-in audio-visual recording system.

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Hourly Rates

Basic

Member: $105 Standard: $140

Premium

Member: $125 Standard: $160

Charles MacKay Studio

CAPACITY
15 Basic / 30 Premium

The multipurpose Charles MacKay Studio offers you a mid-sized venue for auditions, rehearsals, receptions, and meetings. With natural and overhead lighting, the room features a regularly tuned Yamaha 5’3” grand piano and a built-in teleconference setup.

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Hourly Rates

Basic

Member: $66 Standard: $88

Premium

Member: $76 Standard: $98

Private Studios

CAPACITY
4–12 By Room

The National Opera Center’s nine studios provide private space for solo practice, coachings, or small ensembles. Available in three tiered sizes, all studios include regularly tuned pianos, musicians’ chairs, music stands, and wall mirrors.

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Hourly Rates

Basic

Member: $16.50 – $28.50 Standard: $22 – $38

The National Opera Center is located in Midtown Manhattan at 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th floor, at the corner of 29th Street. Learn more.