How Handel's experiences in Italy with Vivaldi, Scarlatti, and Corelli influenced his career.
1. Now Hear This: Vivaldi; Something Completely Different
Aired: Sep 20, 2019Scott Yoo examines Vivaldi's masterwork 'The Four Seasons' and how it created...
2. Now Hear This: The Riddle of Bach
Aired: Sep 27, 2019Scott Yoo visits Germany and France to learn about Johann Sebastian Bach's so...
3. Now Hear This: Scarlatti; Man Out of Time
Aired: Oct 4, 2019Visits to Spain and Morocco explores the works of composer Scarlatti.
4. Now Hear This: Handel; Italian Style
Aired: Oct 11, 2019How Handel's experiences in Italy with Vivaldi, Scarlatti, and Corelli influe...
5. GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends
Aired: Oct 18, 2019In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, Great Performances presents GRA...
Aired: Nov 1, 2019The 1981 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 42nd Street is the song-and-danc...
7. Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I
Aired: Nov 8, 2019The musical production of "The King and I" at Lincoln Centre, starring Kelli ...
Aired: Nov 15, 2019Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, the artist Mark Rothko takes ...
Aired: Nov 22, 2019Classic Shakespeare romantic comedy featuring an all-black cast. Recorded live.
Aired: Nov 29, 2019A Harvey Fierstein & Cyndi Lauper & Jerry Mitchell creation for Broadway base...
11. Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Aired: Nov 30, 2019Judas, as played by Brandon Victor Dixon, wows with dance moves and an unforg...
12. An Intimate Evening with David Foster
Aired: Nov 30, 2019Enjoy a star-studded concert with celebrated 16-time GRAMMY Award winner Davi...
13. From Vienna; The New Year's Celebration 2020
Aired: Jan 1, 2020Celebrate 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein. Under the bat...
14. Great Performances at the Met: Manon
Aired: Jan 5, 2020Manon prepares to enter a convent when she's struck by love at first sight wi...
15. Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP The Magazine 2020
Aired: Jan 19, 2020Celebrating and encouraging films with unique appeal to moviegoers aged 50 an...
16. Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly
Aired: Feb 2, 2020Soprano Hui He plays the tragic title role with tenor Bruce Sledge as the nav...
17. Great Performances at the Met: Turandot
Aired: Mar 20, 2020In an ancient mythical China, three riddles dictate who wins Turandot's heart...
18. Great Performances at the Met: Akhnaten
Aired: Apr 5, 2020Experience composer Philip Glass’ visionary masterpiece portraying the impact...
19. Andrea Bocelli: Music for Hope
Aired: Apr 14, 2020Experience iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in an Easter Sunday concert fr...
20. Great Performances at the Met: Wozzeck
Aired: May 3, 2020Experience artist William Kentridge’s interpretation of Berg’s tragic opera s...
Aired: May 8, 2020Celebrating the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra's 100th birthday with the ...
Aired: May 15, 2020The Ravinia Festival's production of Leonard Bernstein's Mass features barito...
23. Great Performances at the Met: Agrippina
Aired: Jun 7, 2020Experience Handel’s black comedy of intrigue and impropriety in this producti...
Aired: Jun 19, 2020A theatrical biography features Holland Taylor as Ann Richards, who served as...
Aired: Jun 26, 2020Christine Lahti leads a cast composed of women to tell the story of Gloria St...
26. Great Performances at the Met: Der Fliegende Holländer
Aired: Jul 5, 2020Experience Wagner’s eerie early masterpiece telling the tale of the sea capta...
27. Great Performances at the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Aired: Jul 17, 2020Enjoy this classic American folk opera that brings 1920s Charleston to life w...
28. Great Performances at the Met: Tosca
Aired: Aug 2, 2020Sir David McVicar’s new production of Puccini’s classic stars Sonya Yoncheva,...
29. Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda
Aired: Sep 6, 2020The first-ever Met production of Donizetti’s opera stars Joyce DiDonato as Ma...
30. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2020
Aired: Jun 25, 2021Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of selections by Straus...
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