Lincoln Center replaces Mostly Mozart with drag queens

Lincoln Center replaces Mostly Mozart with drag queens

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norman lebrecht

April 18, 2024

They’ve announced the 2024 program today. Here’s one report:

This summer’s programming, just announced, will lead off with “the debut duet of two superstar queens from the blockbuster reality competition ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’” followed by “Argentinian queercore,” comedians of “Indian heritage” and “silent disco.”

Shanta Thake, the center’s chief artistic officer, pledged to “really confront our past head-on as we move into the future” by “opening this up and really saying that this is music that belongs to everyone” — implying, of course, that Mozart does not belong to everyone.

Read on here.

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