Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Left
Madison Square Garden
Center
Radio City
Right
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Performing Arts Venues
presents the American Ballet
Theater and many traveling
groups, as well as its famous
opera company
(see p139)
.
Avery Fisher Hall
Thanks to the generosity
of benefactor Avery Fisher, the
former Philharmonic Hall is now,
after early acoustics problems,
worthy of the New York Philhar-
monic, the oldest symphony
orchestra in the U.S.. A bust by
Rodin of composer and former
Philharmonic Music Director
Gustav Mahler, on the west side
of the building, is one of the best
pieces of public sculpture
in Lincoln Center
(see p139)
.
Carnegie Hall
The world's greatest visiting
musicians play in this historic
concert hall that opened in 1891
with Tchaikovsky making his U.S.
debut on the podium. A campaign
led by violinist Isaac Stern saved
the building from demolition after
Lincoln Center
(see p139)
was
completed in 1969, and it entered
its second century with old-world
style intact after an extensive,
lavish renovation
(see p125)
.
New York State Theater
The stage was built in 1964
to the specification of legendary
choreographer George Balanchine,
the founder of the New York City
Ballet company, which dances
here in winter and spring. The
New York City Opera Company
is also based here, presenting
laudable productions that are far
more affordable than the neigh-
boring Metropolitan
(see p139)
.
Metropolitan Opera
House
Lincoln Center's most elegant
performance venue shows off
glorious oversize murals by
Marc Chagall inside great arched
windows. The interior boasts ex-
quisite starburst chandeliers that
are raised to the ceiling before
each performance. The theater
Alice Tully Hall
Built for the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center, the
hall has a pleasant, intimate
feel. Besides chamber and
vocal concerts, it is used for
shows by the Julliard School
students and faculty, many
of which are free to the
public
(see p139)
.
For more entertainment venues
See pages 24 and 52-3
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