Alvin Ailey and Virgil Thomson both worked in what American metropolis?
Lord Byron (opera): Lord Byron is an opera in three acts by Virgil Thomson to an original English libretto by Jack Larson, inspired by the historical character Lord Byron. Lord Byron (opera):  He wrote it on commission from the Ford Foundation for the Metropolitan Opera (Met), but the Met never produced the opera. Lord Byron (opera):  The first performance was at Lincoln Center, New York City on April 20, 1972, by the music department of the Juilliard School with John Houseman as stage director, Gerhard Samuel as the conductor and Alvin Ailey as the choreographer. Alvin Ailey: Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City.
New York City