Category: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Geffen Hall’s $550 Million Makeover Is Fully Funded

The New York Philharmonic’s home will reopen in October, a year and a half ahead of schedule, after construction was accelerated during the pandemic.
Bruce Crawford, Arts-Loving Adman Who Led the Met Opera, Dies at 96

He helped build the ad agency BBDO International into a powerhouse before channeling his passion for opera into managing the Met and revitalizing Lincoln Center.
Why Return to ‘A Christmas Carol’? To Find Something New.

Popping up once a year, works like Dickens’s holiday tale, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” help us gauge where we are in our lives.
Comedian Vir Das Fights Back After Official Rebukes in India

The comedian Vir Das, who has gained international fame despite intense criticism in his native India, has taken up boxing. He says it’s “good prep for adversity.”
Security Lapse Allowed Protesters to Disrupt Performance, Met Opera Says

Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said a security guard was absent from his post when two people climbed onstage at a performance of “Carmen.”
Protesters Interrupt a Performance of ‘Carmen’ at the Met Opera

One of the protesters, who were arrested and removed from the hall, denounced the billionaire David H. Koch.
Oprah, Gayle King and More Attend Misty Copeland’s Final Performance

The trailblazing ballerina returned to the stage after five years for one final performance at a gala for American Ballet Theater.
Sarah Jessica Parker Wears Wings to the New York City Ballet’s Fall Gala

The fund-raiser drew celebrities, rock stars and designers, though its red carpet and dinner was boycotted by the company’s dancers who are fighting for pay increases.
Celebrities Gather to Celebrate Met Opera’s 2025 Season

Celebrities gathered to celebrate the Metropolitan Opera’s new season, which opened with “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.”
Leonard Tow, Cable TV Magnate and a Major Philanthropist, Dies at 97

Once on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, he donated substantially to the arts, higher education, hospitals and criminal justice reform.
Brooklyn Rider Still Has More to Say With the String Quartet

The group is celebrating its 20th-anniversary season with a series of concerts that look back, one player says, “with a lot of forward motion.”
A Film Curator Keeps His Eyes on Screens, Then ‘Resets’ With Art

Over seven days, Dennis Lim, the artistic director of the New York Film Festival, balanced hours of movie watching with a MoMA visit and a trip to Italy.