LINCOLN CENTER

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Essentials about Lincoln Center in brief

Lovers of concerts, dance, theater and opera will not be able to avoid a visit to Lincoln Center during a trip to New York City. The “Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts” (as it is called in the long version) is by far the most important and best-known cultural center in the city. It is located on an area of about 61,000 square meters in the west of Manhattan between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues and 62nd and 66th Streets. Lincoln Center was planned in the late 1950s as part of the measures to revitalize the part of the city known as the Upper West Side. All the buildings were designed in the modernist style. The Center is home to a total of 11 cultural institutions, most notably the world-famous Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

The institutions of Lincoln Center

The Metropolitan Opera (often just called “Met” for short) is one of the most renowned opera houses in the world and seats around 3,900 people. Also world-renowned is the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, which performs in David Geffen Hall, which seats over 2,700. Also internationally known is the New York City Ballet, which is based in the David H. Koch Theater, which seats more than 2,500.

Lincoln Center is also one of the most important institutions in the U.S. when it comes to education and training. It is home to the Juilliard School, one of the country’s leading drama schools and conservatories. Lincoln Center is also home to the School of American Ballet, the ballet school of the New York City Ballet.

In addition, the Chamber Music Society, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Lincoln Center Theater, and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts itself are located on the grounds.

Visiting Lincoln Center

If you couldn’t get a ticket for a performance in one of Lincoln Center’s buildings, you can still see the cultural center on a guided tour. In addition, there is almost always a rehearsal taking place in one of the Center’s buildings, and many of the rehearsals are open to the public as “open rehearsals.” In addition, there are daily events at Lincoln Center, often devoted to specific themes over several weeks.