Great Performances

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Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier
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Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, .. show full overview
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Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni
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Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann also makes her Met debut, conducting the cast led by .. show full overview
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New York City Ballet in Madrid
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Captured in peak performance at Madrid’s Teatro Real, New York City Ballet performs two masterpieces choreographed by NYCB co-founder and original Artistic Director George Balanchine, .. show full overview
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Message In A Bottle
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Experience five-time Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the show from London’s Sadler's Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles.
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Champion
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Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard returns to the Met with an opera based on the true story of boxer Emile Griffith, who rose from obscurity to become a world champion despite being a closeted bisexual.
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Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
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From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024
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Celebrate the New Year with waltzes by Strauss and more performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra led by guest conductor Christian Thielemann. PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.
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GP at the Met - X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
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Experience Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking opera directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara. The new staging portrays Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. Supported by a cast of young Met stars, Will Liverman sings Malcolm X.
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The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry
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Celebrate 20 years at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Phil in a tribute to its architect. Led by Gustavo Dudamel, the concert includes a piece composed and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, performances by Herbie Hancock and H.E.R., and more.
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George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum
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Honor one of the most beloved stars in country music history with this all-star tribute concert featuring Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Wynonna, Jelly Roll, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Lorrie Morgan, Justin Moore, Trace Adkins and more.
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Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking
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Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera in its Met premiere. With a libretto by Terrence McNally, Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen based on the real-life memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer.
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Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas
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Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the story of an opera diva who returns to her native South America to perform .. show full overview
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Now Hear This “Rising Stars”
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Visit Juilliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos and travel to Singapore to meet rising star, Chloe Chua, who reminds Yoo of the dedication and passion required to prepare for a professional career.
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Now Hear This “Virtuosos”
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Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Niccolò Paganini and Robert Johnson, along with stars of today, Augustin Hadelich and Keb' Mo'. Joined by Cirque du Soleil acrobats, discover the secrets of being a virtuoso.
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Now Hear This “Old Friends”
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Explore how virtuosos become maestros and discover their guiding principles through host Scott Yoo’s long friendships with Grammy winner Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
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Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”
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Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time. Seeking counsel from other composers, Yoo revisits his heritage in search of ideas, performs landmark pieces for inspiration and ultimately tests his work in progress.
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Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco
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Ancient Babylon comes to life in this production of Verdi’s early masterpiece. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla .. show full overview
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Hamlet
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From The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon featuring .. show full overview
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Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
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The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards as well as two Grammy awards and an Emmy, Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs, including “I Am What I Am,” “Summertime,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and many more.
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Purlie Victorious
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Starring Leslie Odom Jr., this comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary
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Directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including Michael Ball, .. show full overview
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Great Performances at the Met: Carmen
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Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, resetting the classic story to the modern day that moves the focus to issues that could not be more relevant today: .. show full overview
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Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of love, deadly vendetta, and family strife with soprano Lise Davidsen starring as Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented heroines.
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Great Performances at the Met: Roméo et Juliette
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Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim portray Shakespeare’s famed star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s adaptation with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the podium. Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher directs and Ryan Speedo Green hosts.
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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2024
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Enjoy the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic’s annual open-air concert from the gardens of Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace, featuring Andris Nelsons as guest conductor joined by soprano Lise Davidsen as guest soloist.
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Great Performances at the Met: La Rondine
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Puccini’s love story stars soprano Angel Blue as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his Met Opera debut as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an .. show full overview
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Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly
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WATCH PREVIEW Soprano Asmik Grigorian stars as Cio-Cio-San in her Met Opera debut as the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars the .. show full overview

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