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THIRTEEN'S Great Performances Spotlights Edward Villella's Miami City Ballet
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 30, 2010 THIRTEEN's Great Performances: Dance in America puts the spotlight on one of America's finest dance companies, Edward Villella's Miami City Ballet, in a program to be taped mid-September in Miami. The program will air later this season on a date to be announced....
Godunov Set for THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES, 2/13
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2011 The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov starring René Pape as Boris and conducted by Valery Gergiev, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Sunday, February 13 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the program Thursday, February...
Julie Andrews to Hosts FROM VIENNA on PBS, 1/1
by BWW News Desk - January 01, 2011 Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the third year to host the festive annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst from Vienna's Musikverein. ...
PBS to Tape Andrea Boccelli's Central Park Concert, 9/15
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2011 The free concert offered by internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15, 2011, will be recorded in high definition by THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES. Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of music director Alan Gilbert, t...
Julie Andrews Bows Out of PBS New Year's Special; Paula Zahn Steps In
by Jessica Lewis - December 02, 2010 News veteran Paula Zahn will cover for stage and screen legend Julie Andrews as host of the festive annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst from Vienna's Musikverein....
DON PASQUALE Opens Season For Great Performances at the Met On PBS 1/5/2011
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 16, 2010 Donizetti's Charming Comic Opera "Don Pasquale," Starring Anna Netrebko, begins New Season of THIRTEEN's 'Great Performances at the Met' Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS...
Renee Fleming Sings Met Performance of Capriccio on THIRTEEN 8/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 22, 2011 Renee Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the elegant Countess in Richard Strauss's Capriccio, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 14 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings)....
MEMPHIS, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, et al. to be Featured on WNET's 'Great Performances'
by Nicole Rosky - November 15, 2011 As described in a brochure for WNET's 'Great Performances' series, the 2011-12 season will feature a slew of theatre productions. Included in the line-up is LET ME DOWN EASY- a one-woman show featuring Anna Deavere Smith, MEMPHIS- featuring original stars Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, and THE HAN...
Season Premiere of 'Great Performances' Kicks Off with Hugh Laurie, 9/30
by Lauren Wolman - August 15, 2011 'Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk -- A Celebration of New Orleans Blues,' will be the season premiere of 'Great Performances' on September 30....
Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on Broadway Airs On THIRTEEN 3/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 08, 2011 'Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on Broadway,' the Grammy Award-Winner's Return to Broadway Last Summer, to Air on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances Wednesday, March 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET on PBS...
Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine & Tharp Of THIRTEEN'S Great Performances
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 29, 2011 THIRTEEN's Great Performances puts the spotlight on one of America's finest dance companies in Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp on Friday, October 28 at 9 p.m. ET. ...
Let Me Down Easy Taped at Arena Stage by THIRTEEN's Great Performances
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 28, 2011 Anna Deavere Smith's latest one-woman production, Let Me Down Easy, will be videotaped at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater by Great Performances in February for airing on PBS during the series' 2011-2012 season. ...
Carnegie Hall's 120th Anniversary Concert Featured on PBS, 5/31
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2011 On May 5, 2011, Carnegie Hall will commemorate its 120th anniversary with an all-star gala concert featuring conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic and special guests pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Gil Shaham, and the four-time Tony Award-winning singer and actress Aud...
'Sondheim: The Birthday Concert' To Air On PBS, 11/24
by Abigail Arnold - July 22, 2010 NY Philharmonic's 'Sondheim: The Birthday Concert' will air as part of PBS' 'Great Performances' series at 9:30pm on November 24. The concert took place March 15-16 at Avery Fisher Hall....
Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson et al to Host PBS Arts Fall Festival Series, Beg. 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011 PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011. ...
Carnegie Hall's 120th Anniversary Concert Featured on PBS, 5/31
by Nicole Rosky - April 08, 2011 On May 5, 2011, Carnegie Hall will commemorate its 120th anniversary with an all-star gala concert featuring conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic and special guests pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Gil Shaham, and the four-time Tony Award-winning singer and actress Aud...
Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau Lead Met's Le Comte Ory On Thirteen 7/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 29, 2011 A trio of bel canto stars--Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau, and Joyce DiDonato--headline the Met's first-ever production of Le Comte Ory, Rossini's final comic masterpiece. ...
ARMIDA Concludes 2009-2010 Season Of Thirteen's Great Performances At The MET
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 20, 2010 Soprano Renée Fleming triumphs as the vengeful sorceress in the title role of Gioachino Rossini's Armida, premiering in primetime on THIRTEEN on Thursday, August 19 at 8 pm....
'Elvis: The Great Performances' Tops Billboard's Top Music Video Sales Chart
by Lauren Wolman - August 10, 2011 It looks like all of America -- is rockin' to Elvis: The Great Performances as it debuts at the top spot - #1 - on Billboard's Top Music Video Sales chart this week. Released August 2, 2011, Elvis: The Great Performances 2 DVD Set (Hip-O/SOFA Entertainment) captures the talent, mesmerizing stage pre...
Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson et al to Host PBS Arts Fall Festival Series, Beg. 10/14
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2011 PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011. ...
PBS to Tape Andrea Boccelli's Central Park Concert, 9/15
by Nicole Rosky - August 01, 2011 The free concert offered by internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15, 2011, will be recorded in high definition by THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES. Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of music director Alan Gilbert, t...
'Sondheim: The Birthday Concert' To Air On PBS, 11/24
by Abigail Arnold - July 22, 2010 NY Philharmonic's 'Sondheim: The Birthday Concert' will air as part of PBS' 'Great Performances' series at 9:30pm on November 24. The concert took place March 15-16 at Avery Fisher Hall....
IL TROVATORE Concludes Season Of Great Performances At The MET 8/28
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 04, 2011 Verdi's Il Trovatore, starring four of the world's most celebrated interpreters of the leading roles and conducted by Marco Armiliato, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 28 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). ...
IL TROVATORE Concludes Season Of Great Performances At The MET 8/28
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2011 Verdi's Il Trovatore, starring four of the world's most celebrated interpreters of the leading roles and conducted by Marco Armiliato, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 28 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). ...
THIRTEEN'S Great Performances Spotlights Edward Villella's Miami City Ballet
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 30, 2010 THIRTEEN's Great Performances: Dance in America puts the spotlight on one of America's finest dance companies, Edward Villella's Miami City Ballet, in a program to be taped mid-September in Miami. The program will air later this season on a date to be announced.... |
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