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.
Aired: Oct 23, 2015 The hit musical both on Broadway and in London’s West End was recorded for br...
Aired: Nov 6, 2015 A retrospective of Broadway legend Chita Rivera. Luminaries Dick Van Dyke, Jo...
Aired: Nov 27, 2015 The international superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli lends his unique voice to a ...
4. From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2016
Aired: Jan 1, 2016Julie Andrews hosts the annual New Year’s Day celebration with the Vienna Phi...
5. Great Performances at the Met: Il Trovatore
Aired: Jan 22, 2016Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yonghoon Lee make their Met role debuts in Ve...
6. Great Performances at the Met: Otello
Aired: Feb 21, 2016Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher’s acclaimed new Met Opera productio...
7. Great Performances at the Met: Tannhäuser
Aired: Mar 13, 2016Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser comes to Great Performances at the Met for the fi...
8. Great Performances at the Met: Lulu
Aired: Apr 10, 2016Artist William Kentridge directs Alban Berg’s opera Lulu, starring German sop...
9. Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration
Aired: Apr 28, 2016A concert with folk music legend Joan Baez and others, celebrating her birthd...
10. Great Performances at the Met: The Pearl Fishers
Aired: May 21, 2016Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and directed by Penny Woolcock, Bizet’s sweepi...
11. Great Performances at the Met: Turandot
Aired: Jun 12, 2016Hear Swedish soprano Nina Stemme sing the demanding title role of Puccini’s C...
12. Great Performances at the Met: Manon Lescaut
Aired: Aug 13, 2016Hear Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna as the ill-fated lovers in Puccini’s...
13. Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly
Aired: Aug 19, 2016Kristine Opolais brings her heartbreaking interpretation of the title role to...
14. Great Performances at the Met: Roberto Devereux
Aired: Aug 28, 2016The last opera in Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, directed by Sir David McVicar, s...
15. Great Performances at the Met: Elektra
Aired: Sep 18, 2016Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts patrice Chéreau’s acclaimed staging of Elektra, wi...
16. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2016
Aired: Sep 30, 2016Led by guest conductor Semyon Bychkov for the very first time, the world-reno...
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