August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: Biography and Timeline by Knightc

August Wilson (1945 - 2005) was an award-winning American playwright whose work illuminated the joys and struggles of the African-American experience in the United States during the 20th cen…

SOURCE: PBS at 1:22pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

American Ballet Theatre: About American Ballet Theatre at 75 by Knightc

American Masters teams up with Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns to co-produce a new documentary about American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in honor of the ballet company's 75th a…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:20pm on January 13, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: About the Film by Knightc

The first documentary about the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson is a co-production of THIRTEEN's American Masters series and WQED. American Masters " August Wilson: Th…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:38pm on December 18, 2014☆⚑

Mike Nichols: Mike Nichols on Theater, Film and Not Giving Up: An In Memoriam Tribute by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. In this web-exclusive outtake from American Masters: Inventing David Geffen (2012), Mike Nichols speaks about the ability to not give up and …

SOURCE: PBS at 10:54am on November 21, 2014☆⚑

Bing Crosby: Michael Feinstein and Tony Bennett on Bing's Intimate Style by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Bing Crosby sang as if he were addressing only one person with his voice. "What Bing created was the art of intimacy," says singer Tony…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:16pm on November 17, 2014☆⚑

Juilliard: Marian Seldes on Teaching at Juilliard: An In Memoriam Tribute by Knightc

Marian Seldes, a vital figure in New York theater, died October 6, 2014, in her Manhattan home. She was 86. Seldes was an enduring presence on the Broadway stage, notably performing in the w…

SOURCE: PBS at 6:07pm on October 14, 2014☆⚑

GP at the Met: Così fan tutte: About the Opera by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Met Music Director James Levine conducts Mozart's barbed romance Così fan tutte, a comic masterpiece about the romantic complication…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:59pm on July 31, 2014☆⚑

About the Opera by Knightc

Met Music Director James Levine conducts Mozart's barbed romance, a comic masterpiece about the romantic complications that ensue when a pair of friends decide to test their fiancées' fidel…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:45pm on July 24, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: Werther: Jonas Kaufmann Sings "Pourquoi me réveiller" by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. In this excerpt from Act III of Massenet's opera, Jonas Kaufmann sings the aria, "Pourquoi me réveiller." Great Performances at the Met: W…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:36pm on July 18, 2014☆⚑

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert: Elaine Stritch: In Memoriam (1925 " 2014) by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Elaine Stritch will always be "still here" performing one of her signature songs in Great Performances' Sondheim! The Birthday Concert. Gr…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:27pm on July 17, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: Werther: Sophie Koch Sings Charlotte's Aria by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. French mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch (Charlotte) sings Charlotte's aria, "Va! Laisse couler mes larmes" from Act III of Massenet's Werther. Als…

SOURCE: PBS at 1:30pm on July 15, 2014☆⚑

Lorin Maazel: In Memoriam (1930 " 2014) by Knightc

[caption id="attachment_2213" align="aligncenter" width="610" caption="Maestro Lorin Maazel lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a New Year's Celebration Concert in 2005. Photo: Terry Linke"]…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:24pm on July 14, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: Werther: Jonas Kaufmann Sings "O Nature" by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. In this final dress rehearsal excerpt of Act I of Jules Massenet's Werther, tenor Jonas Kaufmann (Werther) sings "O nature." Great Performanc…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:03pm on July 10, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: Werther: Photos: The Look of Unrequited Love in Werther by Knightc

[caption id="attachment_2200" align="aligncenter" width="610" caption="Jonas Kaufmann as Werther and Sophie Koch as Charlotte in Massenet\'s \Werther.\ Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera."…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:44pm on July 10, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: Werther: About the Opera by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of the tortured poet in the Met's new production of Jules Massenet's Werther on Great Performanc…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:35am on July 1, 2014☆⚑

Mary Rodgers Guettel " In Memoriam by Knightc

Great Performances mourns the passing of Mary Rodgers Guettel (1931 " 2014), composer and daughter of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. She died at her home June 26, 2014, in New…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:30pm on June 30, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: La Bohème: Opera Preview by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Franco Zeffirelli's lavish production of La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history, starring Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo as th…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:28pm on June 18, 2014☆⚑

GP at the Met: Prince Igor: About the Opera by Knightc

Watch Preview of GP at the Met: Prince Igor Please view the original post to see the video. Borodin's operatic masterpiece Prince Igor, which had its first Met performances since 1917 ea…

SOURCE: PBS at 1:55pm on May 28, 2014☆⚑

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: The Curse is Broken in Sleeping Beauty by Knightc

Leo's kiss of true love breaks the curse that has held Princess Aurora (Hannah Vassallo) under its spell. After 100 years of sleep, Aurora discovers Leo (Dominic North) has been transformed …

SOURCE: PBS at 4:30pm on April 24, 2014☆⚑

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: Interview with Matthew Bourne on Good Storytelling in Ballet by Knightc

Dance history and storytelling is important to choreographer Matthew Bourne, creator of a Swan Lake with an all-male corps of Swans, and an Edward Scissorhands ballet, among other innovative…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:48pm on April 24, 2014☆⚑

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: Photos of a Sleeping Beauty Like No Other by Knightc

British choreographer Matthew Bourne has created a Sleeping Beauty fairy tale that drips with candle wax and vampire blood and opens its eyes to modern times. Learn more about his bold re-im…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:31pm on April 23, 2014☆⚑

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: Aurora's 100-Year Slumber in Sleeping Beauty by Knightc

Princess Aurora's 100-year slumber becomes restless as it nears the end of its spell. The ensemble sequence features Hannah Vassallo as Aurora and Dominic North as the modern-day Leo, who ha…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:59pm on April 21, 2014☆⚑

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: Rose Adagio Duet from Sleeping Beauty by Knightc

Matthew Bourne choreographs Tchaikovsky's Rose Adagio as a playful, romantic duet between Princess Aurora (Hannah Vassallo) and the gardener Leo (Dominic North). Rose Adagio Duet from Act…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:13pm on April 17, 2014☆⚑

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: Casting a Curse by Knightc

The dark fairy Carabosse (Adam Maskell) enters the room of baby Aurora to cast a curse upon her. Aurora's parents, a king and queen, had desperately wanted a child and had sought Carabosse's…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:34pm on April 16, 2014☆⚑

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: The Fairies Dance for Aurora by Knightc

The year is 1890. By the light of the full moon and candlesticks, six good fairies slip into the sleeping baby Aurora's room. The baby awakes unfrightened and the fairies dance for her. …

SOURCE: PBS at 4:32pm on April 15, 2014☆⚑