The New York Public Library for the Performing
Arts > Calendar
of Programs
After a major renovation, the Bruno
Walter Auditorium
re-opened on October
15, 2001, when it was re-dedicated by His
Royal Highness
Prince Andrew The Duke
of York (right). Sir Peter Shaffer (left) also
participated in the opening program.
About the Public Programs at the Performing Arts Library
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-7498
212.870.1630
Recorded program information: 212.642.0142
Each year, The New York Public Library for the Performing
Arts produces a comprehensive series of free public programs in its Bruno
Walter Auditorium. Past events have featured:
- Distinguished musicians (Barbara Cook, James
Levine, Pete Seeger, Bobby Short, Rosalyn Tureck)
- Members of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
City Ballet, New York City Opera and New York Philharmonic orchestras
- Composers talking about their work (Robert
Beaser, Richard Rodney Bennett, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, Thea
Musgrave, Arne Nordheim, Errollyn Wallen)
- Conversations with playwrights (Edward Albee,
Robert Anderson, Michael Frayn, David Henry Hwang, Sir Peter Shaffer,
Paula Vogel)
- Choreographer lectures (Gemze de Lappe, Donald
Saddler, Glen Tetley, Christopher Wheeldon)
- Theater programs featuring leading actors
(Simon Russell Beale, Brian Bedford, Kathleen Chalfant, Nanette Fabray,
Marcia Gay Harden, Julie Harris, Hal Holbrook, Cherry Jones, Swoosie Kurtz,
Frank Langella, David Strathairn, Irene Worth)
- Dance programs featuring leading ballerinas (Suzanne Farrell, Natalia
Makarova, Maya Plisetskaya)
- Dance recitals, master classes, play readings
and panel discussions
The Library also presents festivals featuring
the latest in the music, dance and theater of other countries (Mexico, Norway,
the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, and, in the
Performing Arts of Asia Festival, the cultures of countries from Kazakhstan
to Japan.
Baldwin Piano courtesy of Deutsche Bank Foundation
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