Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
"You Can't Take It With You" is hailed one of the greatest revivals and filmed plays for PBS television. David Woods brought stunning charm, humor, and time to this Moss Hart masterpiece. Jason Robards, Jr. gave the collective performance of his career. Colleen Dewhurst perfection, Elizabeth Wilson superior, a joyous ensemble.
1. Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Aired: Sep 30, 2011An American favorite for his award-winning role in the hit TV series House, t...
2. Renée Fleming & Dmitri Hvorostovsky: A Musical Odyssey in St. Petersburg
Aired: Dec 2, 2011Beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli performs a free concert on Central Park's Great ...
Aired: Dec 16, 2011 Sir Patrick Stewart stars in a gripping Tony-nominated production.
4. Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Pierre Boulez Conducts Mahler's 7th
Aired: Jan 1, 2012
Aired: Jan 6, 2012 Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin, featuring...
6. Celebracion! Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic
Aired: Jan 13, 2012Anna Deavere Smith's latest production, Let Me Down Easy. The Great Performan...
7. From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2011
Aired: Jan 20, 2012The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, starring soprano ...
Aired: Jan 27, 2012 Tony Bennett: Duets II features the singer's greatest hits, performed by Benn...
Aired: Feb 24, 2012 Broadway's smash hit musical Memphis, winner of four Tony Awards including Be...
10. Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni
Aired: Feb 26, 2012Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads his first Met performances of Mozart's ...
Aired: Mar 29, 2012 The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater, a cel...
12. Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium
Aired: Mar 29, 2012The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, a fully-staged, lavish 25t...
13. Great Performances at the Met: Satyagraha
Aired: Mar 25, 2012Philip Glass's inspirational opera Satyagraha (Sanskrit for "truth force"), i...
14. San Francisco Symphony at 100
Aired: Mar 30, 2012San Francisco Symphony's Centennial Season opening night gala, conducted by M...
15. Carnegie Hall 120th Anniversary Concert
Aired: Apr 22, 2012Renee Fleming reprises one of her most popular interpretations: the title rol...
16. Great Performances at the Met: Faust
Aired: May 13, 2012Three of the opera world’s leading stars—Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, ...
17. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Aired: May 18, 2012The Enchanted Island is a world premiere work that combines Baroque music wit...
18. Great Performances at the Met: Ernani
Aired: Jun 17, 2012Angela Meade, Marcello Giodani, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Ferruccio Furlanetto...
Aired: Aug 5, 2012 US TV airing of Rigoletto a Mantova (2010). Please see that title for full de...
20. Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration
Aired: Aug 10, 2012The concert features the BSO, Boston Pops Orchestra and Tanglewood Music Cent...
21. Jackie Evancho: Music of the Movies
Aired: Aug 11, 2012THIRTEEN’s Great Performances will present 12-year-old classical crossover pr...
22. Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata
Aired: Aug 26, 2012Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta,...
23. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2012
Aired: Aug 31, 2012Under the baton of the dynamic and electric guest maestro, Gustavo Dudamel, t...
24. Great Performances at the Met: Wagner's Dream
Aired: Sep 10, 2012Robert Lepage’s acclaimed new production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen.
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