Meet at the Met.


Manhattan view from Brooklyn

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
While the center was named because it was located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood, it is unclear whether the area was named as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln. The name was bestowed on the area in 1906 by the New York City Board of Alderman, but records give no reason for choosing that name.
There has been long speculation that the name came from a local landowner, because the square was previously named Lincoln Square. However, city records from the time show only the names; Johannes van Bruch, Thomas Hall, Stephan de Lancey, James de Lancey, James de Lancey jr. and John Somerindyck, as area property owners.
One speculation is that references to Abraham Lincoln were omitted from the records because the mayor in 1906 was George B. McClellan, Jr., son of George B. MacClellan who was general-in-chief of the Union Army during the Civil War and a bitter rival of Lincoln.

The New York Metropolitan Opera House on Linclon Square including other perfomance faciilites

The Performance facilities on Lincoln Square
*  Alice Tully Hall; 1095-seat concert hall, located within the Juilliard School of Music.
    Home stage of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
*  Avery Fisher Hall; 2738-seat symphony hall.
    Home stage of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
*  David H. Koch Theater Theater; 2713-seat theater, originally known as the New York State Theater
    Home stage of the New York City Ballet, also serving to the New York City Opera
*  Vivian Beamont Theater; 1080 seat Broadway-style theater operated since 1985 as the main stage of Lincoln Center Theater
*  Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater; 299-seat intimate theater operated for Off-Broadway productions, Known as the Forum.

Impressive lighting structures at the Met

*  The Metropolitan Opera House; 3900-seat opera house.
    Home stage of the Metropolitan Opera. This is the second Metropolitan House, the original one opened in 1883 and was demolished  
    in 1966, the year of the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera facilities at Lincoln Center. Major opera events are presented at this 
    house, witch theater has a world-wide reputation in performing the world's best opera protagonists.

The best seats at the balcony, nearby to the stage.

In exciting exceptation

The Turandot production 

Other facilities at Lincoln Center Square
*  The Walter Reade Theatre; 278-seat movie theater, used by the Film Society of Lincoln Center; features a raised dias used for post-    screening filmmakers discussions.
*  Jazz at Lincoln Center, while a part of Lincoln Center, is located seperately in the Frederick P. Rose Hall complex within the Time  
    Warner Center at Columbus Circle. in consist of the following performancer and related facilities;
        The Allen Room; 508-seat amphitheater with 50-foot (15 mtr) glass wall overlooking Central Park; part of Jazz at Lincoln Center
        facilities.
        Dizzy's Club Coca Cola; nightclub-style venue in the Jazz at Lincoln Center facility; allows jazz to be performed in its traditional
        venue.
        Rose Theatre; 1094-seat well-known and popular concert hall designed for jazz performances
        Irene Diamond Education Center; rehearsel, recording and classroom facility at Lincoln Center
*  Church of St. Ignatius Loyola; Roman Catholoc Church located on Park Avenue between 83rd and 84th Streets on the Upper East
    Side; used by Lincoln Center for pipe organ concerts
*  Many more facilities for performing arts, too much to mention in a brief overview.

The final rewards

The Delmonico's Restaurant

Fine diner at Delmonico's
One of the finest and oldest restaurants in lower Manhattan on 56 Beaver Street, founded by the Delmonico family. There website states;  "Delmonico's opened in 1837 as America's first fine dining restaurant, continues to serve the connoisseur of fine American food in its premier location at 56 Beaver Street, the heart of Manhattan's financial district. Birthplace of the Delmonico Steak, Delmonico Patatoes, Eggs Benedict. Lobster Newburg, and Baked Alaska, the original Delmonico's offered unheard of luxury - the availability of private dining rooms, an extensive wine cellar, innovative cuisine, and above all, warm, personel service.

Impression of the luxury of Delmonico's service and fine food

The first building of Delmonico's burned down in a fire and the present building seen to be replaced in 1891. many famous people ate at this establissement, including Queen Victoria and her eldest son, Prince of Wales, Charles Dickens, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Diamond Jim Brady, Lilian Russell, J.P. Morgan, William Makepeace Thackeray, Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first transatlantic cable from a dining room. An extensive history of Delmonico's can be read at the Steak Perfection website.

Die Walküre of Richard Wagner;
The Metropolitan Opera House presents upcoming May the 14th at 12.00 p,m. ET untill July 11th, the new production of "Die Walküre"
A stellar cast comes together for this second installment of Robert Lepage's new production of the Ring cycle, conducted by James Levine.
The progatgonists are; Bryn Terfel is Wotan, Lord of the Gods. Deborah Voight adds the part of Brünhilde to her extensive Wagnerian repertiore at the Met. Jonas Kaufmann and Eva-Maria Westbroek, star as the twins, Siegmund and Sieglinde, and Stephane Blythe is Fricka. Also performing Hans-Peter König.

Live to see at your local cinema, obtain information at Pathé Cinema's 

Videoclip; Linclon Center Plaza Metropolitan Opera (3.15 min) http://youtu.be/2vjvupxwYYA
Videoclip; Old- New Metropolitan Opera House NY (2.10 min) http://youtu.be/j-NIFxmPHW4