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Opera legend who took on the Metropolitan lists NYC home for $1.44M

Metropolitan Opera star Lucine Amara, who has been described as “the greatest lyric soprano of our time,” has listed her New York City co-op for $1.44 million, The Post has learned.

Made up of two bedrooms and three baths, the Upper West Side residence is just blocks from Riversid🍒e Park.

Inside a pre-war bu♚ilding at 260 West End Ave., the home features a large foyer with views of the Hudson River.

The kitchen features a large window — and comes with a powder room that can be converted into a washer/dryer unit, the listing notes.

Spanning 1,250 square f𝕴eet, the🥂 home also features an expansive living room and a dining area.

“One can enjoy watching the sunsets and boat activity on the river from two large windows in the west-facing living room or from the primary bedroom,” the listing adds.

The building entrance. Corcoran
The lobby. Corcoran
The gallery. Corcoran
The main living space. Corcoran
The dining room. Corcoran

The building is full-service with a 24-hour attended lobby, a live-in-super, a laundry room, a bike roo💙m and storage units.

Peter McLean with Corcoran holds the listing.

Amara, now 97, fought the Met for age discrimination ൲♛at age 51, and successfully won the lawsuit.

She 🐻continued to perform and, in 1989, was inducted into the Academy of Vocal Arts Hall of Fame.

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The home boasts views of the Hudson River.
The home boasts views of the Hudson River. Corcoran
One of two bedrooms.
One of two bedrooms. Corcoran
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The kitchen.
The kitchen. Corcoran
A den.
A den. Corcoran
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Amara will turn 98 next month. Facebook

Amara made her Metropolitan Opera debut in November 1950 and continued ✃to perform over the next 🐈41 seasons until 1991. 

In total, she🍃 appeared as 56 roles in a mighty 882 appearances – nearly 60 of which were broadcast on radio and TV.

Her performances included primary roles in “Carmen,” “Madama Butterfly,” “La bohème,” Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” and Verdi’s “Il trovatore.”