Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts have canceled their fall schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the New York City Ballet called off its annual holiday presentation of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
Carnegie said Thursday that all performances through Jan. 6 had been wiped out and it will present its scheduled season opening concert on Oct.
7 as an online celebration. In addition, Carnegie is placing 50 members of its administrative staff on unpaid leave while continuing health benefits.
The staff will be down to 220 from 350 on March 1. Carnegie anticipates finishing the fiscal year ending June 30 with an $8 million deficit in its $104 million budget, spokeswoman Synneve Carlino said.