The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Great Performances (Mùa 40)
Paul McCartney's Live Kisses (Tập 1)
Ngày phát sóng: 2012-09-07
Tổng quan: Paul McCartney’s Live Kisses captures the magical night of February 9 in the City of Angels when Paul McCartney decided to bring Kisses On The Bottom, his newly released collection of pop standards and two originals, to life.
Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby (Tập 2)
Ngày phát sóng: 2012-11-26
Tổng quan: Grammy Award®-winning, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart, hosts his first holiday special featuring Mary J. Blige, Cee-Lo Green, and Chris Botti.
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited (Tập 3)
Ngày phát sóng: 2012-12-14
Tổng quan: Magical Mystery Tour was chock-full of thinly veiled references to psychedelia, anarchy and fantasy, all in the setting of a traditional British sightseeing bus outing to the seaside. The story behind the Beatles film – Magical Mystery Tour – is revealed on Magical Mystery Tour Revisited.
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2013 (Tập 4)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-01-01
Tổng quan: We continue the cherished tradition of ringing in the New Year with special host Julie Andrews and the Vienna Philharmonic at the opulent Musikverein, under the baton of guest conductor Franz Welser-Möst and featuring everyone’s favorite Strauss Family waltzes accompanied by the beautiful dancing of the Vienna City Ballet.
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (Tập 5)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-01-01
Tổng quan: This film explores the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. Featuring interviews and conversations with some of the greatest composers and writers of the Broadway stage.
Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (Tập 6)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-01-04
Tổng quan: An epic journey following Paul Simon back to South Africa, where, decades earlier, he created his seminal album Graceland. The film includes revealing interviews with Simon and such musical legends as Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney and David Byrne.
Great Performances at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore (Tập 7)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-01-18
Tổng quan: Star soprano Anna Netrebko takes center stage as Adina, the irresistible heroine of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love).
Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest (Tập 8)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-03-17
Tổng quan: The Tempest, Robert Lepage’s Staging of the English-language Opera Based on Shakespeare’s Final Play.
Great Performances at the Met: La Clemenza di Tito (Tập 9)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-04-14
Tổng quan: La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart’s final opera seria, with Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, and Giuseppe Filianoti airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, April 14 at 12 noon on PBS.
Great Performances at the Met: Un Ballo in Maschera (Tập 10)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-05-05
Tổng quan: The Met’s new production of Un Ballo in Maschera, Verdi's classic drama of political intrigue and thwarted romance.
Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto (Tập 11)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-05-17
Tổng quan: Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) makes his Met debut with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. The new staging moves the opera’s tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960.
Great Performances at the Met: Aida (Tập 12)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-06-09
Tổng quan: One of the most popular and beloved operas of all time, Aida, in a spectacular staging that captures the grandeur of Ancient Egypt.
Great Performances at the Met: Les Troyens (Tập 13)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-06-30
Tổng quan: Fabio Luisi conducts the five-act tragedy, which stars Deborah Voigt as Cassandra, Susan Graham as Dido, and Bryan Hymel as Aeneas.
Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still (Tập 14)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-07-26
Tổng quan: Directed by veteran documentary filmmaker Ron Honsa, "Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still" reveals the passion, discipline, and daring of those who choose a life in dance. Performances filmed live at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, interviews with extraordinary artists, rare archival footage, and behind the scenes insights bring dance to life.
Great Performances at the Met: Parsifal (Tập 15)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-07-28
Tổng quan: Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in The Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Parsifal"
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2013 (Tập 16)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-08-02
Tổng quan: The works of Wagner and Verdi are featured in the beloved concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens.
Great Performances at the Met: Francesca di Rimini (Tập 17)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-08-18
Tổng quan: Eva-Maria Westbroek and Marcello Giordani star in Zandonai’s masterpiece Francesca da Rimini, the classic tale of doomed love,based on an episode from Dante’s Inferno.
Great Performances at the Met: Giulio Cesare (Tập 18)
Ngày phát sóng: 2013-09-01
Tổng quan: David Daniels and Natalie Dessay star in David McVicar‘s innovative production of Handel’s most popular opera.
