City Center, New York
City Center, New York. Home of enterprising opera and ballet cos., the former (NY City Opera) founded 1944 to provide high-standard opera at moderate prices. Housed in Lincoln Center since 1964. First mus. dir. László Halász 1944–51, then Joseph Rosenstock 1951–6, Erich Leinsdorf 1956, Julius Rudel 1957–79, Christopher Keene from 1979–95. Co. has given premières of several Amer. operas, also f. Amer. stage ps. of Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Orff's Der Mond, and Strauss's Die schweigsame Frau. Several fine singers have consolidated their early careers with co. incl. Beverly Sills (dir. 1979–87) and Plácido Domingo.
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