Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a 16.3-acre (6.6-hectare) complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 million visitors annually. It houses internationally renowned performing arts organizations including the New York Philharmonic,the Metropolitan Opera,the New York City Ballet,the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Juilliard School.
The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City,currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center,situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Referred to colloquially as "the Met",the company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association,with Peter Gelb as the general manager. The company's music director has been Yannick Nézet-Séguin since 2018.
Oscar Hammerstein I was a German-born businessman,theater impresario,and composer in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses,and he rekindled opera's popularity in America. He was the grandfather of American playwright/lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II and the father of theater manager William Hammerstein and American producer Arthur Hammerstein.
The Hammerstein Ballroom is a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) ballroom located within the Manhattan Center at 311 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan,New York City. The capacity of the ballroom is dependent on the configuration of the room;it seats 2,500 people for theatrical productions and musical performances,and several thousand for events held within a central ring. The floor of the ballroom is flat. The two main balconies –which are unusually close to the ground and gently sloped –seat a total of 1,200. The third balcony has been stripped of seats and is not used.
The Trocadero Theatre is a historic theater located in Chinatown in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. It offered musical comedies,vaudeville,opera,and burlesque. The Trocadero Theatre was refurbished for use as an art house cinema and fine arts theatre in 1970s,and by the 1990s had become an iconic venue for rock and punk concerts.
The Academy of Music,also known as American Academy of Music,is a concert hall and opera house located at 240 S. Broad Street in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Despite its name,the Academy has never contained a music school. It is located between Locust and Manning Streets in the Avenue of the Arts area of Center City.
The Lyric Baltimore is a music venue in Baltimore,Maryland,United States,located close to the University of Baltimore law school. The building was modeled after the Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam,and it was inaugurated on October 31,1894,with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Australian opera singer Nellie Melba as the featured soloist. Beginning in 1904,it was also used for touring performances by the Metropolitan Opera,and from 1950,it was the home of the Baltimore Opera Company until that company's liquidation in 2009.
The Manhattan Center is a building in Midtown Manhattan,New York City. Built in 1906 and located at 311 West 34th Street,it houses Manhattan Center Studios,the location of two recording studios;its Grand Ballroom;and the Hammerstein Ballroom,a performance venue. In 1976,the building was purchased by its current owner,the Unification Church,for $3 million. Some of the enterprises residing in the building include:Telemundo,Macy's,CFDA,WeWork,Facebook,iHeart Media,Samsung,American Heart Association,Robin Hood,FX Network,Endeavor,MAC Cosmetics,Viacom,SiriusXM,NBA,NBC Universal,Masterbeat,Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS.
The performing arts community in Louisville,Kentucky is undergoing a renaissance. The Kentucky Center,dedicated in 1983,located in the downtown hotel and entertainment district,is a premiere performing arts center. It features a variety of plays and concerts,and is the performance home of the Louisville Ballet,Louisville Orchestra,Broadway Across America - Louisville,Music Theatre Louisville,Stage One,KentuckyShow! and the Kentucky Opera,which is the twelfth oldest opera in the United States. The center also manages the historic W. L. Lyons Brown Theatre,which opened in 1925 and is patterned after New York's acclaimed Music Box Theatre.
The Springer Opera House is a historic theater at 103 Tenth Street in Downtown Columbus,Georgia. First opened February 21,1871,the theater was named the State Theatre of Georgia by Governor Jimmy Carter for its 100th anniversary season,a designation made permanent by the 1992 state legislature. The Springer has hosted legendary performers such as Edwin Booth,Oscar Wilde,Ethel Barrymore,Agnes de Mille,and bandleader John Philip Sousa. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and named a National Historic Landmark in 1978 for its architecture and state of preservation.
Orville Harrold was an American operatic tenor and musical theatre actor. He began his career in 1906 as a performer in operettas in New York City,and was also seen during his early career in cabaret,musical theatre,and vaudeville performances. With the aid of Oscar Hammerstein I,he branched out into opera in 1910 as a leading tenor with Hammerstein's opera houses in New York City and Philadelphia. While his career from this point on primarily consisted of opera performances,he periodically returned to operetta and musical theatre throughout his career. He notably created the role of Captain Dick Warrington in the world premiere of Victor Herbert's operetta Naughty Marietta in November 1910.
The Victoria Theatre is a historic 1,154-seat performing arts venue located in downtown Dayton,Ohio. The Victoria hosts a variety of events including theatre,music,dance,film,and comedy.
Miller Symphony Hall is a 1,100-seat performing arts facility in Allentown,Pennsylvania that hosts the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. The hall was previously known as Central Market (1896),Lyric Theater (1899),and Allentown Symphony Hall (1959). In 2012,it was renamed for the Miller family,longtime owners of the hall and of The Morning Call newspaper.
Two grand opera companies in Chicago,Illinois,have gone by the name Chicago Grand Opera Company during the first half of the 20th century. Like many opera ventures in Chicago,both succumbed to financial difficulties within a few years,and it wasn't until 1954 that a lasting company was formed in the city.
The Riley Center,also known as the Grand Opera House and formally as the Mississippi State University Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts, is a performing arts and conference center in Meridian,Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
The Uptown Theater in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,also known as Uptown Theater and Office Building,is an Art Deco building built in 1927. It was designed by the Philadelphia-based architectural firm of Magaziner,Eberhard &Harris. The Uptown Theater is located on 2240 N. Broad Street. It became a major venue on the Chitlin' Circuit,from 1951–1978. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Metropolitan Opera House is an opera house located on Broadway at Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Part of Lincoln Center,the theater was designed by Wallace K. Harrison. It opened in 1966,replacing the original 1883 Metropolitan Opera House at Broadway and 39th Street. With a seating capacity of approximately 3,850,the house is the largest repertory opera house in the world. Home to the Metropolitan Opera Company,the facility also hosts the American Ballet Theatre in the summer months.
The Philadelphia Opera Company was the name of two different American opera companies active during the twentieth century in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. The first company was founded by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I in 1908. That company disbanded only two years later as a result of financial problems. The second company was founded by conductor Sylvan Levin in 1938 and was active for six years before it too closed due to financial reasons in 1944.
William H. McElfatrick was an American architect who specialized in theaters.
John Bailey McElfatrick (1828–1906) was an architect known for his design of theaters in the United States and Canada. He eventually went into practice with his sons William H. McElfatrick and John Morgan McElfatrick (1853-1891) in the firm J. B. McElfatrick &Sons.
