Lincoln Center has announced the return of performances to the David Rubenstein Atrium, including the “American Songbook: A World of Voices” series this April. Scheduled between April 14-30, the “American Songbook” series, while not featuring operatic works specifically, includes a vast array of performances by international singers and composers. Opera devotees will be particularly interested in the showcase scheduled for {…}
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced the Passport to the Arts Fall 2021 season. The pass will provide access to classes, performances, and custom-designed experiences for children, teens, and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs will include in-person viewings of “Cinderella” and “The Magic Flute” at the Metropolitan Opera as well as behind-the-scenes clips from Lerner & {…}
(Photo credit: Gregory Kramer) Shanta Thake will take the helm as Lincoln Center’s first Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer, replacing Jane Moss who held the position of Artistic Director for 26 years before stepping down in 2020. The new position replaces that of Artistic Director. With Lincoln Center entering a new phase of artistic endeavors, Thake will oversee several high-visibility projects {…}
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced the expansion of its “Lincoln Center Activate” initiative, offering arts professionals in education and community engagement the chance to develop their creative and professional skills with the intent to spark change throughout the arts. The initiative will focus itself around a single prompt: “How do we achieve radical welcoming that will help {…}
President Adam Krauthamer has sent a letter to Local 802 members condemning Lincoln Center’s Restart Stages. Krauthamer, who has been outspoken about the Metropolitan Opera’s lockout is now taking aim at Lincoln Center due to the lack of contracts with unions.” In the letter, Krauthamer said, “Most of you know that Lincoln Center is producing a series called Restart Stages, {…}
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced a newly commissioned performance that commemorates Juneteenth, titled “I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me, a Juneteenth Celebration.” The performance is conceived and curated by award-winning poet and artist Carl Hancock Rux, and will unfold across four parts of the Lincoln Center campus on June 19, 2021. It is presented {…}
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced the official public opening of Restart Stages, a new outdoor performing arts center constructed on the Lincoln Center campus. The new initiative will welcome back audiences to reimagined community spaces and new outdoor venues and will feature Pop-Up performances in music, dance, drama, and more. For this article, we will only focus {…}
Lincoln Center at Home is set to present a unique concert experience on March 29, 2021 featuring one of opera’s greatest legends. “Jessye Norman: Women of Legend, Fantasy, and Lore” will kick off at 7:30 via Lincoln Center at Home’s official platform. The concert, which originally aired back in 1994 as part of “Live From Lincoln Center,” showcased the famed {…}
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City have partnered to pay tribute to those who lost their lives due to COVID-19. On March 14, the two organizations will release a video of the children’s chorus singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel.” Available on Lincoln Center’s Facebook, YouTube, and {…}
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced Restart Stages, a new initiative that will create 10 outdoor performance and rehearsal spaces—an outdoor performing arts center—as well as other outdoor civic venues to help kickstart the performing arts sector and contribute to the revival of New York City. The new project will be made possible by the support of the {…}
Lincoln Center has canceled all performances for the spring of 2021. The organization announced that it will cancel the remainder of the events in the 2020-21 Great Performers series and 2020-21 David Rubenstein Atrium Season, as well as the annual American Songbook series. As a result, all previously announced concerts in the Great Performers series are canceled through May 9, {…}
