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How the Philharmonic’s New Home Sounds, From Any Seat

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How the Philharmonic’s New Home Sounds, From Any Seat

After a major renovation, the acoustics throughout David Geffen Hall are strikingly consistent — but complicated.

By Zachary Woolfe

In New York, Masks Will Not Be Required at the Opera or Ballet

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In New York, Masks Will Not Be Required at the Opera or Ballet

Many arts groups, worried about alienating older patrons, have maintained strict rules. Now “the time has come to move on,” one leader said.

By Javier C. Hernandez

After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate

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After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate

Judgments on the hall’s acoustics at this early stage are provisional, but a mighty improvement is already obvious.

By Zachary Woolfe

David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked

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David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked

The New York Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center home was gutted and rebuilt to try to fix the acoustic woes that have long plagued it. To inaugurate the hall, officials are using a new playbook.

By Javier C. Hernandez