Lincoln Center announced on Tuesday that it would use a $20 million gift from the philanthropists Lynne and Richard Pasculano to help bring back and revitalize opera, jazz, theater and dance on its campus. The donation will help the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center Theater and Jazz at Lincoln Center pay for some of their upcoming endeavors, such as the United States premiere of the Brett Dean opera “Hamlet” at the Met and the revival of New York City Ballet’s annual art series. “This fund will be very helpful in making it possible for us to get our doors open as soon and as safely as we can,” said Katherine Farley, the chair of Lincoln Center’s board. The distribution of the donation, over five years, represents an effort by Lincoln Center to forge closer ties with its constituent organizations, which are run independently. The center, which plays the role of landlord but also holds its own events and festivals, has at times competed with the arts organizations it hosts for resources.

Source: New York Times August 17, 2021 15:56 UTC