Seven of this year's events were commissioned by Lincoln Center, Mr. Leventhal said, thanks to a new, $1 million fund for that purpose.

The first of those studies was commissioned by Lincoln Center at the behest of the Met, the second by the Met itself.

Dawn Upshaw is joined by Gregg Edelman in a new stage performance commissioned by Lincoln Center to cap its three-concert presentation of the singer.

He was commissioned by Lincoln Center to compose the piece, roughly an hour long, especially for the event.

A highlight, for example, is Trisha Brown's choreographed version of "Die Winterreise," commissioned by Lincoln Center and running for six performances in December.

It was commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and premiered in New York on 12 April 2012.

On Aug. 20, Typical Theater will perform "A Disco Project," commissioned by Lincoln Center for its free summer festival.

It was commissioned by Lincoln Center and concerns a couple moving from slavery to freedom.

Both projects were commissioned by Lincoln Center, but he is driven by his own discipline.

This is a big move away from the terrifying pomp of, say, a millennial piece commissioned by Lincoln Center.