Great Performances Season 40

September. 07,2012      TV-G
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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.

Episode 18 : Great Performances at the Met: Giulio Cesare
September. 01,2013
David Daniels and Natalie Dessay star in David McVicar‘s innovative production of Handel’s most popular opera.
Episode 17 : Great Performances at the Met: Francesca di Rimini
August. 18,2013
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.
Episode 16 : Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2013
August. 02,2013
The works of Wagner and Verdi are featured in the beloved concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens.
Episode 15 : Great Performances at the Met: Parsifal
July. 28,2013
Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in The Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Parsifal"
Episode 14 : Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still
July. 26,2013
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.
Episode 13 : Great Performances at the Met: Les Troyens
June. 30,2013
Fabio Luisi conducts the five-act tragedy, which stars Deborah Voigt as Cassandra, Susan Graham as Dido, and Bryan Hymel as Aeneas.
Episode 12 : Great Performances at the Met: Aida
June. 09,2013
One of the most popular and beloved operas of all time, Aida, in a spectacular staging that captures the grandeur of Ancient Egypt.
Episode 11 : Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto
May. 17,2013
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.
Episode 10 : Great Performances at the Met: Un Ballo in Maschera
May. 05,2013
The Met’s new production of Un Ballo in Maschera, Verdi's classic drama of political intrigue and thwarted romance.
Episode 9 : Great Performances at the Met: La Clemenza di Tito
April. 14,2013
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.
Episode 8 : Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest
March. 17,2013
The Tempest, Robert Lepage’s Staging of the English-language Opera Based on Shakespeare’s Final Play.
Episode 7 : Great Performances at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore
January. 18,2013
Star soprano Anna Netrebko takes center stage as Adina, the irresistible heroine of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love).
Episode 6 : Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies
January. 04,2013
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.
Episode 5 : Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
January. 01,2013
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.
Episode 4 : From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2013
January. 01,2013
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.
Episode 3 : Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
December. 14,2012
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.
Episode 2 : Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby
November. 26,2012
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.
Episode 1 : Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
September. 07,2012
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.

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