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Tanglewood is a performing arts estate located in Lenox, Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills, serving as the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 1937. The estate spans approximately 524 acres and encompasses multiple performance venues, including the open-air Koussevitzky Music Shed, completed in 1938, and the more intimate Seiji Ozawa Hall, opened in 1994. Tanglewood also hosts the Tanglewood Music Center, a summer training academy for young professional musicians founded in 1940 by BSO conductor Serge Koussevitzky. The festival season runs annually from late June through August.
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Where is Tanglewood located?
Tanglewood is in Lenox, Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills. The performing arts estate covers approximately 524 acres.
Which orchestra performs at Tanglewood?
Tanglewood has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. The BSO presents concerts there during its summer season.
What performance venues are at Tanglewood?
The estate includes the open-air Koussevitzky Music Shed and the Seiji Ozawa Hall. It also has extensive lawn areas used for outdoor concert attendance.
Can people picnic at Tanglewood concerts?
The lawn at Tanglewood is designed for outdoor concertgoers and is associated with picnic-style attendance. This lawn setting is one of the distinctive features of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer performances.
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