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Article: Carnegie Hall goes underground
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 16, 1998
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In a major expansion of one of the nation's premier cultural
landmarks, Carnegie Hall is going underground, turning a
subterranean recital hall from 1891 into a high-tech performance
space for small operas and other productions.
The new hall will contain an orchestra pit and about 800 seats
and would be one of the most significant additions to New York City's
music scene since the construction of Lincoln Center in the '60s.
It could be in operation as early as the 2000-2001 season.
Music people who have spoken to the architect, James Stewart
Polshek, say the project could end up costing as much as $50 million
because of the awkward location and constraints of working around
performance ...