For $83,000, Install Stars from the Met Opera in Your Home

Pity the Met Opera’s chandeliers, which have been in and out of commission for years. There was the cleaning in 2008 when the lobby lights were totally dismantled and shipped to Europe, and more recently, a mechanical failure that left the 12 auditorium lights, known as “sputniks” for their space-agey style, stuck in a stationary position for most of last season. (The glitch has been fixed, and the lights will resume their nightly ascent—during which they rise dramatically just before the curtain does—in September.)

For Met lovers who desire a more consistent lighting experience, though, the Met Opera shop sells exact replicas of the chandeliers for prices ranging from $19,000 for a 24-inch chandelier to $83,000 for a 63-inch chandelier. Being a Met member pays off: Membership costs $85 a year, but with an automatic 10 percent member discount at the Met store, you can shave more than $8,000 off the list price.