Introduction to various parts of Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center is the gathering place of performance venues and the largest art venue in the world, with a total capacity of 18000 spectators. This art district was built between 1962 and 1968, with a cost of1680,000 USD. Lincoln Center is mainly composed of three theaters around Fountain Square.

LincolnCenterTheater: Lincoln Center Theater, located near metropolitan opera, is not well-known, but provides creative and experimental theatrical performances, including VivianBeaumont Theater and newhouse Theater. The Beaumont Theatre behind the swimming pool can accommodate about 65,438+0,000 spectators, and it is the venue for most top modern plays, such as ArthurMiller's After the Fall. The newhouse Theatre is even smaller, with about 280 seats. However, there are often amazing works here, such as robin williams and steve martin performing samuel beckett's masterpiece Waiting for Goto here. Metropolitan opera: metropolitan opera is the home of metropolitan opera and American ballet companies. This building is the most striking main center of Lincoln Center. Five huge glass arch windows reveal colorful crystal lamp decorations inside, and there are two huge summer paintings. Many world-class vocalists, such as carreras and Pavalo Imperial Capital, have sung here. AliceTullyHall: Walking down the stairs of Juilliard and 66th Street is Alice Tully Hall, which is the center of Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society and New York Film Festival. Juilliard students often perform here. Performing Arts Library: The new york Public Library for Performing Arts has the most abundant drama books, videos, records and dance materials. Since the middle of 1998, the library has been closed due to overhaul and is expected to reopen in the middle of 2000. There are many sculptures of henry moore along the pool in front of the library. Damrosch Park: Walking along the lush trees between metropolitan opera and new york State Opera House, you can see Damrosch Park. At the end of this park is the Guggenheim Art Museum, which is the main venue for the outdoor art season of Lincoln Center every August. New york State Theatre: new york State Theatre is home to the New York City Ballet and the new york City Opera House. This huge sculpture of white marble is the most striking part of the building. This theater can hold 2800 people. There are diamond lamp posts and crystal chandeliers inside and outside the theater, so it was awarded the title of "small jewelry box" AveryFisherHall: Avery Fisher Concert Hall is the hometown of New York Philharmonic, Lincoln Center leading performers, Mozart concerts and Lincoln Center jazz. As far as the performance content is concerned, Avery Fisher Hall is the important town of Lincoln Center. After years of adjustment and strengthening of internal audio equipment, it has been listed as an international performance venue, and China cellist Yo Ma is a frequent visitor here. JuilliardSchool: JuilliardSchool is a world-famous drama and music school, which has trained many stars, such as KevinKline, RobinWilliams and PattiLupone. 57th Street: This street is full of art and high-class restaurants. The world-famous Carnegie Hall adds a lot of charm to 57th Street. There is an old joke circulating in this street, that is, tourists ask an old gentleman playing the violin, "How can I get to Carnegie Hall?" The old man replied, "only practice, practice, and practice again."