New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City

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The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City is a major performing arts venue best known as the longtime home of the New York City Ballet and New York City Opera.


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instanceOf performing arts venue
theater building
alsoKnownAs David H. Koch Theater
architect Philip Johnson
Richard Foster
borough Manhattan
category Ballet venues
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Opera houses in New York City
Theatres in Manhattan
city New York City
constructionStart 1960s
country United States of America
dedicatedTo David H. Koch
formerName New York State Theater
formerResidentCompany New York City Opera
function proscenium theater
fundedBy New York State
hasBalconies yes
hasLobby multi-level lobby
hasOrchestraPit yes
hasPublicArt interior and exterior artworks
hasTypeOfStage proscenium arch stage
homeCompany New York City Ballet
locatedIn Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Manhattan
New York City
New York State
longtimeHomeOf New York City Ballet
New York City Opera
near Avery Fisher Hall
Metropolitan Opera House
neighborhood Upper West Side
notableFor association with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet
hosting major ballet premieres
openingDate 1964
operator Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
owner City of New York
partOf Lincoln Center Main Plaza ensemble
partOfComplex Lincoln Center campus
primaryUse ballet performances
opera performances
seatingCapacity approximately 2500
streetAddress 20 Lincoln Center Plaza
style Modernist architecture
usedFor concerts
dance performances
special events

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