Live from Lincoln Center
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| Genre | Musical performance |
| Created by | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts |
| Based on | Concerts, ballets, operas, and recitals |
| Developed by | John Goberman |
| Directed by | Kirk Browning (1976 – 2008); Alan Skog (2008 – present) |
| Presented by | Martin Bookspan (1976 – 2006); Fred Child (2006 – present) |
| Country of origin | US |
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| Producer(s) | Lincoln Center Media Productions |
| Location(s) | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts |
| Distributor | WNET |
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| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | January 30, 1976 – present |
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Live From Lincoln Center is an ongoing series of musical performances produced by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in conjunction with WNET in New York City. It is aired by PBS stations nationwide on a periodic basis. Some of its episodes are viewable online.
A series of concerts, ballets, operas, and recitals telecast, as the title says, live from Lincoln Center, it was created and developed by executive producer John Goberman, and premiered on January 30, 1976 with a concert featuring André Previn and Van Cliburn. It has presented performances by such artists as Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Sir James Galway, Zubin Mehta, Kurt Masur, Beverly Sills, Joan Sutherland, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Audra McDonald, the New York City Ballet, the Mark Morris Dance Group, the American Ballet Theatre, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Opera.
Announcer Martin Bookspan was with the program from its premiere in 1976 until his 2006 retirement, when Fred Child, took over. Hosts have included Dick Cavett, Hugh Downs, Sam Waterston, Garrick Utley, Patrick Watson, and Beverly Sills, with Downs serving the longest. Sills was the host from 2000 until two months before her death in 2007. In recent years the host position has been filled by Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Lesley Stahl, and Audra McDonald. The program was principally directed by Kirk Browning from its inception in 1976 until 2008. Since 2008 Alan Skog has been primary director.
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