Alice Tully Hall New York City

Alice Tully Hall New York City

The Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall that is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It was created from the donations of Alice Tully, a chamber music benefactor and patron of the arts. It has a seating capacity of 1,096 and the adjoining lobby can accommodate up to 450 standing or 250 seated. It is particularly suited to solo recitals, to performances of chamber music, and to performances by chamber orchestras and similarly-sized ensembles. Alice Tully Hall is located in the Julliard School building, designed by Pietro Belushi in 1969. As part of Lincoln Center's 65th Street Development Project, Alice Tully Hall is currently undergoing its first major renovation since it opened in 1969. The Architects of the renovation are Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The project is scheduled for completion in the Spring of 2009, with Alice Tully reopening February 22, 2009.

Some notable events that have occurred here:

* The one act opera Bertha opened here in 1973 for a commission by Alice Tully
* Oliver Messiah's Des Canyons aux étoiles had it first performance here in 1974
* On December 16, 2004 the conclusion to the Season Finale of The Apprentice 2 was televised live from here, with Reggis Phil bin as the event's emcee.

Since its opening, Alice Tully Hall has served as the principal venue of the New York Film Festival, an annual event sponsored by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The renovations have required the relocation of the New York Film Festival, which in 2007 was held at the Rose Theater (home of Jazz at Lincoln Center) and in 2008 will be held at a commercial venue, the Ziegfeld Theater