Broadway producer, Irving Berlin's White Christmas
"The classic is seeing the tree at Rockefeller Center and the ice skating. Doing some ice skating feels like a fundamental part of Christmas. It’s like you know what season you are in when you see that. You know Christmas has really arrived in the city."
The Metropolitan Opera Carmen
Lincoln Center
Dec. 31, 2009 - May. 01, 2010
West 62nd Street to West 65th Street at Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues,
Manhattan
The David H. Koch Center, formerly the New York State Theater, is between West 62nd and West 63rd Street and Columbus Avenue. Avery Fisher Hall is also on Columbus Avenue at the corner of West 65th Street. The Metropolitan Opera House is between the New York State Theater and Avery Fisher Hall, right behind the fountain. The Remson fountain has reopened in the plaza's center. Some areas of Lincoln Center remain under construction and there are pedestrian walkways with signage to guide you to your venue. Lincoln Center frequently updates its "Transforming Lincoln Center" information. Go to lincolncenter.org and look for the link to construction news.
The opera house is behind the fountain.
Elina Garanca sings Carmen in Georges Bizet's masterpiece of lust and intrgue set in Spain among bullfighters, soldiers, smugglers and gypsies. Sung in French with "Met titles" in English, Spanish and German.
Fees:
Fee
Ticket prices:
$20-$295, $50-$250 on New Year's Eve
Ticket info:
The Metropolitan Opera Carmen tickets. For information about tickets, please call 212.362.6000.
Good for:
All
Times:
Carmen premieres with a 6:30pm performance on New Year's Eve and will be simulcast on Sirius Radio (run time 3 hours, 6 minutes).
Hours:
Box Office Information: Open Monday 10am–7:30pm, Tuesday–Saturday 10am–8:30pm, Sunday 11:30am–7:30pm. All Lincoln Center events can be booked via TeleCharge, 212-239-6200.
Lincoln Center is celebrating 50 years as a performing arts center with a full roster of events and celebrations through May, 2010.
Phone:
(212) 870-5570
Subway:
#1 local train to 66th Street/Lincoln Center Station. Lincoln Center provides the following information: "the entrance to the downtown subway station on Columbus Avenue between 64th and 65th Streets remains closed. Downtown subway access is still available at 66th St. and Broadway. Entry to the underground concourse from the subway remains closed."
Bus:
M5, M7, M10, M11, M66 and M104 stop within one block of Lincoln Center.
Parking on site:
Yes Lincoln Center Quik Park Garage is right on the Lincoln Center campus. It is accessible from west 65th Street and West 62nd Street, depending on which direction you come from. Please note these spaces fill up quickly, so call ahead to reserve a spot. Call CenterCharge at 212.721.6500 or TTY 212.957.1709.
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