Lincoln Center Revisited

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

On this episode of Around New York with Robert C. Weinberg, "Lincoln Center Revisited," the host gives an updated commentary on newly opened and remodeled buildings at the Lincoln Center. He criticizes the Philharmonic Hall for removing many decorative effects to enhance sound quality. "The loss of the eye must be measured to the gain of the ear in the distinctly improved acoustics."

Next, he praises the interior of the New York State Theater but compares the outward appearance of this building and the Philharmonic Hall to the blandness of "a bank, a high school or a corporate headquarters."

Weinberg describes the Vivian Beaumont Theater as the "best of the bunch." With self-checking lockers and exterior appearance, "the strongly articulated glass box which has been dramatized by the striking, bold lid, so to speak, that sits on top of it and that is one story high and contains some of the library and museum activities."


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


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