Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration's immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York.
The Met sold 72 of capacity, matching 2023-24 and down from its 75 projection.
"We were on track to continue to improve," Met general manager Peter Gelb said Friday. "We were disappointed by the sales in the last two months of the season - our projections were much higher and I attribute the fact that we didn't achieve our sales goals to a significant drop in tourism."
New York City Tourism Conventions last month reduced its 2025 international visitor projection by 17, the Met said.
International buyers accounted for 11 of sales, down from the Met's projection of 16 and from about 20 before the coronavirus pandemic.