The Lincoln Center needs emergency medical supplies

Monday night, at Lincoln Center waiting for Beethoven’s Ninth to begin. Masses of glass spatially dividing David Geffen Hall from the Metropolitan Opera, are still allowing for the majestic Viennese crystal chandeliers next door to provide the necessary visual interruption between the two symphonic masterpieces, Beethoven’s Eight and Ninth.

For me, the excitement about this particular event is deeply personal: Ode to Joy became part of my classmates’, my friends’ collective …

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