Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Performing Arts Venues
Carnegie Hall
This historic concert hall opened in 1891 with
Tchaikovsky making his U.S. debut on the podi-
um.AcampaignledbyviolinistIsaacSternsaved
the hall from demolition after
Lincoln Center
was completed in 1969, and it entered its second
century with old-world style intact after an ex-
tensive,lavishrenovation(Forfurtherdetailssee
Carnegie Hall
Metropolitan Opera House
Lincoln Center's most elegant performance ven-
ue shows off glorious oversize murals by Marc
Chagall inside great arched windows. The interi-
or boasts exquisite starburst chandeliers that are
raised to the ceiling before each performance.
ThetheaterpresentstheAmericanBalletTheater
and many traveling groups, as well as its famous
opera company (For further details see
Lincoln
Metropolitan Opera House
