Lincoln Center Reveals 2019 Mozart Festival Programs

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Lincoln Center has announced its full set of programming for its annual summer festival honoring the life and music of Austrian classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

This year's Mosty Mozart Festival will run from July 10 to August 10 and build upon last year's festival, which was one of the largest in the decades-long event, Lincoln Center officials announced. The festival will feature "international multidisciplinary productions, acclaimed artists of all genres, introductions to emerging creative voices" and works commissioned specifically for the festival, according to a Lincoln Center press release.

"Mozart continuously challenged himself and those around him to propel forward: to test and grow, to innovate and transform. The Mostly Mozart Festival takes its inspiration from those qualities, and with New York City as its setting, has evolved from its roots as a summertime music event into a vibrant, international arts festival known for its presentation of visionary new work across disciplines and its fresh, dynamic approach to the classics," Jane Moss, Lincoln Center's Ehrenkranz artistic director, said in a statement.

The annual festival will once again be led by Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langrée, who signed an extension wo years ago to remain at Lincoln Center through 2020.

Some of the highlights of this year's festival include:

• The New York premiere of Komische Oper Berlin’sstaging of Mozart’s "The Magic Flute;"
• The world premiere from Mark Morris Dance Group set to Erik Satie’s "Sports et divertissements;"
• The U.S. premiere of "Under Siege," a work by Chinese dance-theater group Yang Liping Contemporary Dance;
• A music-theater adaption of the Langston Hughes poem "The Black Clown;"
• The expansion of popular event series "A Little Night Music" to nine late-night cabaret performances;
• And more.

"The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra’s programs are about uncovering the fascinating connections among composers, demonstrating their ingenuity, and illuminating the creative process," Langrée said in a statement.

This year marks the 53rd time Lincoln Center has organized the Mostly Mozart Festival, according to a museum press release. Tickets will go on sale for the "Friends of Mostly Mozart" on April 2 and to the general public on April 15, Lincoln Center officials said. Tickets can be purchased online, or by calling or visting the Lincoln Center box office.