Showcase: Cultural Kaleidoscope – Lens

Luminous yet ephemeral, the performances and exhibitions of the last year may already be fading in memory. So Lens presents one more retrospective gallery: the people and places of the 2009 cultural scene — from Lady Gaga to Brünnhilde, from Jay-Z to Gustavo Dudamel — as recorded by Times staff photographers and freelancers.

Link: Showcase: Cultural Kaleidoscope – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com