70 stories by "Christina Knight"
Visual artist William Kentridge directs Alban Berg’s opera Lulu, starring Marlis Petersen as the irresistible femme fatale who destroys the lives of everyone around her. Lulu, airs on …
James Levine conducts Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser with Johan Botha on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, March 13 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local schedule). Eva-Maria Westbroek, Michelle …
Carole King sings “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” at the piano, in never-before-seen footage from 1982. The intimate solo recording for the camera took place in Austin,…
Carole King tells her story in the new documentary American Masters " Carole King: Natural Woman that weaves previously unseen and rare performances and home movies with a new, exclusive int…
Theater-goers might not realize it, but Carole King did not write or produce the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical named after her, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. In fact, she was opp…
Željko LuÄić, known for his performances of Verdi operas, plays Otello's sinister rival Iago in GP at the Met: Otello. This excerpt is from Iago’s “Credo” from Ac…
Winner of an Oscar, a Grammy, four Emmys, nine Tonys, three BAFTAs and many other awards, director, actor, writer, producer and comedian Mike Nichols (November 6, 1931 " November 19, 2014) w…
In this outtake interview from Mike Nichols: American Masters, Meryl Streep describes working with Mike Nichols, who directed her in the films Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986), Postcards Fr…
Verdi's late masterpiece based on Otello, Shakespeare's tragic drama of jealousy and deceit, airs on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 21 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check loc…
Director and comedian Mike Nichols was famous for his hearty laugh, which often turned into tears, and is why he always kept a handkerchief nearby. In Mike Nichols: An American Master, theat…
Among the many awards Mike Nichols (1931 – 2014) won in his long career are a Grammy for comedy, many Tonys for theater directing, an Oscar for film directing, and several lifetime ach…
Julie Andrews hosts the annual program with the Vienna Philharmonic, this year conducted by Mariss Jansons, and with the Vienna Boys' Choir and Vienna State Ballet soloists. The New YearR…
As part of From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2016, host Julie Andrews visits the Lusthaus cafe in Vienna’s Prater park and explains the history of one of Vienna’s most popu…
This article by Peggy Noonan originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Nov. 28, 2014, after director Mike Nichols died on November 19. The Pleasure of His Company Mike Nichols was…
Anna Netrebko leads a starry cast in Verdi's Il Trovatore on the season premiere of Great Performances at the Met Friday, January 22 at 9 p.m. on PBS, and repeated Sunday, January 24 at 12 p…
Julie Andrews is the regular host of From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2016. Julie Andrews has been a beloved and much-honored star of stage, screen and television for more than half a…
Andrea Bocelli performs “Sorridi Amore Vai” from the film La vita è bella / Life is Beautiful (1997), accompanied by The Adderley School for the Performing Arts Children's Choir…
The star tenor Andrea Bocelli sings “Maria” from the hit Broadway musical and film, West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein composed the music; lyrics are by Bernstein and Stephen Son…
Tenor Andrea Bocelli and singer Nicole Scherzinger sing a Spanish-language version of “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” a song originally written for the musical Evita by the t…
Enjoy web-exclusive footage of Chita Rivera’s concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where she sang “Carousel” from Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, th…
The dynamic Broadway singer, dancer, and actress Chita Rivera has created the iconic roles Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, and Velma in Chicago— to name a few memora…
Chita Rivera’s fiery performance of the role Anita in the original Broadway cast of West Side Story made her a star. In a television interview in the mid-1960s, Rivera said much of …
Dancer, singer and actress Chita Rivera has performed in front of millions on Broadway, London’s West End, around the world, on national television and on the silver screen. She&…
In the original Broadway cast of Chicago the Musical, Chita Rivera played Velma Kelly and Gwen Verdon played Roxie Hart. The production opened in 1975 and both performers were nominated for …
A little Billy Elliot goes a long way. See him flip out in front of his father, pas de chat with his ballet teacher and piano accompanist, and work out his fouette turns. Billy Elliot the Mu…
