Latest Articles About Great Performances on PBS
FAUST Airs on PBS' 'Great Performances at the Met' Today, 5/13
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2012 Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and Rene Pape in New Production of Gounod's Faust on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met, today, May 13 at 12 p.m. on PBS stations, with director Des McAnuff in his Met debut, with Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting the classic opera for the first time at the Me...
PBS's Great Performances to Present ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO, 3/3
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2013 Andrea Bocelli, the international superstar tenorreturns to Great Performances once again to delight fans with Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino, a new concert special in which he puts classical music aside for an evening of international favorites inspired by the breathtaking coastal setting of Por...
PBS's Great Performances to Present ANDREA BOCELLI: LOVE IN PORTOFINO, 3/3
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2013 Andrea Bocelli, the international superstar tenorreturns to Great Performances once again to delight fans with Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino, a new concert special in which he puts classical music aside for an evening of international favorites inspired by the breathtaking coastal setting of Por...
Julie Andrews Will Host FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION 2013
by Kelsey Denette - November 27, 2012 Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the fourth time to host the festive annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst from Vienna's Musikverein. This is Welser-Möst's second time at the podium of this much cherished event; the last...
TONY BENNETT DUETS II DVD To Be Released by Sony Music 3/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 07, 2012 Sony Music Entertainment will release TONY BENNETT DUETS II: The Great Performances on DVD on March 6th which is a stunning companion to the singer's celebrated DUETS II CD (on RPM/Columbia Records), which has been nominated for three Grammy Awards....
Joyce DiDonato Stars in MARIA STUARDA, Airing 7/14 on PBS' 'Great Performances at the Met'
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2013 Joyce DiDonato stars as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the first-ever Met production of Donizetti's intensely dramatic historical opera Maria Stuarda, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 14 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 p.m.)...
FAUST Airs on PBS' 'Great Performances at the Met,' 5/13
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2012 Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and Rene Pape in New Production of Gounod's Faust on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met, Sunday, May 13 at 12 p.m. on PBS stations, with director Des McAnuff in his Met debut, with Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting the classic opera for the first time at the M...
The Thomashefskys to Air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 3/29
by Kelsey Denette - February 22, 2012 The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater, a celebration of Yiddish theater pioneers Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky by their grandson, Michael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, airs Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m. (check local listings), on THIRTEEN...
Joel Grey Narrates PBS's BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 01, 2013 As Sir Robin carols merrily to King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot, 'In any great adventure, if you don't want to lose…you won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews.' Eric Idle's cheeky lyric, which unfailingly generated knowing guffaws from Broadway audiences, proves to be more than a...
Buble, Blige Among Guests on PBS's ROD STEWART: MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2012 Grammy Award®-winning, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart, hosts his first holiday special, ROD STEWART: MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY, on THIRTEEN's Great Performances beginning this December on PBS. (Check local listings.)...
Joyce DiDonato Stars in MARIA STUARDA, Airing 7/14 on PBS' 'Great Performances at the Met'
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2013 Joyce DiDonato stars as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the first-ever Met production of Donizetti's intensely dramatic historical opera Maria Stuarda, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 14 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 p.m.)...
Photo Flash: First Look at Elina Garanca and More in LA CLEMENZA DI TITO, 'Great Performances at the Met'
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2013 El?na Garan?a, star of the Great Performances at the Met broadcasts of Carmen and La Cenerentola, appears in the trouser role of Sesto in the Met's rare revival of Mozart's opera of ancient Rome, La Clemenza di Tito. Check out the photos below!...
THIRTEEN's Great Performances Chronicles Paul Simon's Graceland Journey Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 04, 2013 Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies begins with Paul Simon's 2011 emotional journey back to South Africa and the roots of his seminal album Graceland, but it unfolds into a kaleidoscopic portrait of the turbulent birth and ever-shifting life of a work of art. Joe Berlinger's film air...
THE ENCHANTED ISLAND Airs on PBS' 'Great Performances at the Met', Tonight, 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2012 The Enchanted Island, a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a starry cast including Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Plácido Domingo, and Luca Pis...
ROD STEWART: MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY to Debut on PBS This December
by Tyler Peterson - October 26, 2012 Grammy Award®-winning, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart, hosts his first holiday special, Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby, on THIRTEEN's Great Performances beginning this December on PBS. (Check local listings.) ...
THIRTEEN's Great Performances Chronicles Paul Simon's Graceland Journey Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 04, 2013 Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies begins with Paul Simon's 2011 emotional journey back to South Africa and the roots of his seminal album Graceland, but it unfolds into a kaleidoscopic portrait of the turbulent birth and ever-shifting life of a work of art. Joe Berlinger's film air...
LET ME DOWN EASY Airs On PBS' 'Great Performances' Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2012 PBS's 'Great Performances' series has just announced the schedule for their previously announced 2012 line-up, which is set to feature a slew of theatre productions. Included in the season is LET ME DOWN EASY- a one-woman show featuring Anna Deavere Smith airing January 13; MEMPHIS- featuring origi...
Renee Fleming, Johan Botha to Star in 'Otello' on Great Performances' AT THE MET, 2/24
by Claire Hannum - January 29, 2013 Verdi's Shakespearean tragedy OTELLO starring Johan Botha in the title role and Renee Fleming as Otello's innocent wife, Desdemona, airs on GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET Sunday, February 24 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings)....
Joel Grey Narrates PBS's BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 01, 2013 As Sir Robin carols merrily to King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot, 'In any great adventure, if you don't want to lose…you won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews.' Eric Idle's cheeky lyric, which unfailingly generated knowing guffaws from Broadway audiences, proves to be more than a...
THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature Andrea Bocelli this March on PBS
by Tyler Peterson - February 06, 2013 Andrea Bocelli, the international superstar tenorreturns to Great Performances once again to delight fans with Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino, a new concert special in which he puts classical music aside for an evening of international favorites inspired by the breathtaking coastal setting of Por...
The Thomashefskys to Air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 3/29
by Kelsey Denette - February 22, 2012 The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater, a celebration of Yiddish theater pioneers Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky by their grandson, Michael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, airs Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m. (check local listings), on THIRTEEN...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Simon Keenlyside Stars in PBS's THE TEMPEST, Premiering Today
by TV News Desk - March 17, 2013 British composer Thomas Ades conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary Masterpiece THE TEMPEST, an English-language opera based on Shakespeare's final play. The Met's fantastical new production by Robert Lepage airs on Great Performances at the Met today, March 17 at 12 noon on PBS (check local ...
Berlioz's Epic Les Troyens Premieres on THIRTEEN's Great Performances on PBS, 6/30
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2013 Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads a rare revival of Berlioz's epic Les Troyens, based on Virgil's Aeneid on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, June 30 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will broadcast the opera at 12:30 p.m....
PBS's Great Performances Showcases Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris Tonight
by TV News Desk - May 03, 2013 Paul Taylor is the last living member of the pantheon that created America's indigenous art of modern dance. At an age when most artists' best work is behind them, Taylor continues to win acclaim for the vibrancy, relevance and power of his recent dances as well as his classics....
National Endowment for the Arts Proposes Major Funding Cut for PBS
by Nicole Rosky - April 10, 2012 According to the New York Times, the National Endowment for the Arts has just proposed a major cut in funding for PBS, which includes the theatre-themed 'Great Performances.' As a result of the more than $1 million that PBS will lose this year, shows like 'Great Performances' will receive $50,000 i... |
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