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. Yannick - An Artist's Journey
Aired: Sep 3, 2021This documentary film tells the story of French Canadian-born conductor Yanni...
2. Verdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11
Aired: Sep 11, 2021Honor the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with this special perf...
Aired: Sep 17, 2021 Matthew Bourne's the Red Shoes: This ballet is a tale of obsession, possessio...
4. Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost
Aired: Oct 1, 2021Violinist Scott Yoo and fellow musicians undertake a recording of Beethoven's...
5. A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood
Aired: Oct 8, 2021Experience a concert of works by legendary composer John Williams from Boston...
6. San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night
Aired: Oct 29, 2021The opening night of the San Francisco Symphony's 110th season features music...
Aired: Nov 5, 2021 When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon D...
8. From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2022
Aired: Nov 12, 2021Ring in the 2022 new year in Austria at the Musikverein with the Vienna Philh...
9. Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Aired: Nov 19, 2021Reopening: The Broadway Revival pulls the curtain back on some of Broadway's ...
10. Movies for Grownups Awards With AARP the Magazine
Aired: Nov 26, 2021The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards are awards given out to "champion films m...
12. Now Hear This: Amy Beach Rise to Prominence
Aired: Nov 27, 2021The life and work of American Romantic composer Amy Beach.
13. Great Performances at the Met: Bryn Terfel & Friends in Concert
Aired: Dec 3, 2021Recorded December 2020, the legendary bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel performs ...
Aired: Dec 31, 2021 The Met rings in the new year with a gala performance featuring stars Angel B...
Aired: Jan 1, 2022 Fictionalized biography of Sarah Bernhard.
16. Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Aired: Jan 18, 2022Go behind the scenes of Broadway as shows reunite, rehearse and re-stage for ...
17. Great Performances at the Met: Boris Godunov
Aired: Feb 6, 2022Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his portrayal of the tor...
18. Great Performances at the Met: Eurydice
Aired: Mar 6, 2022The ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to harness the power of music...
19. Movies for Grownups® Awards 2022 with AARP The Magazine
Aired: Mar 18, 2022First broadcast on PBS in 2018, Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Maga...
Aired: Mar 25, 2022 Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a m...
21. Great Performances at the Met: Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Aired: Apr 1, 2022Experience Grammy-winning composer Terence Blanchard and librettist Kasi Lemm...
22. Now Hear This "Amy Beach - American Romantic"
Aired: Apr 8, 2022Host Scott Yoo and his wife, flutist Alice Dade, perform the work of Romantic...
23. Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration"
Aired: Apr 15, 2022From Little Rock to Chicago, host Scott Yoo follows the trail of the great Af...
24. Now Hear This: Aaron Copland/ Dean of American Music
Aired: Apr 22, 2022Scott Yoo explores the life and work of Aaron Copland, and how he created the...
25. Now Hear This: New American Voices
Aired: Apr 29, 2022Scott Yoo discovers how American composers are inspired by their immigrant ro...
26. Great Performances at the Met: Cinderella
Aired: May 8, 2022Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard stars as the rags-to-riches princess in Laurent ...
Aired: May 13, 2022 Enjoy this London production of Cole Porter’s classic musical led by Sutton F...
Aired: May 20, 2022 Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakes...
29. Keeping Company with Sondheim
Aired: May 27, 2022Take an inside look at the reimagined gender-swapped production as it returns...
30. Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto
Aired: Jun 17, 2022Baritone Quinn Kelsey portrays the title role at the Met for the first time, ...
31. Great Performances at the Met: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Aired: Jul 3, 2022Soprano Lise Davidsen brings one of her signature roles to the Met for the fi...
32. Great Performances at the Met: Don Carlos
Aired: Aug 7, 2022For the first time in its history, the Met presents the original five-act Fre...
33. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2022
Aired: Aug 26, 2022Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual summer night concert with cellist Gaut...
34. Great Performances at the Met: Turandot
Aired: Sep 4, 2022Enjoy opera superstar Liudmyla Monastyrska in the title role of the legendary...
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Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
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