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As the world paid tribute, many lighting designers are quietly considering the question of what they could do to keep people safe in a similar scenario.
Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858 " November 29, 1924). Puccini's final opera is an epic fairy tale set in a China of legend, loosely based on the play…
Hear Swedish soprano Nina Stemme sing the demanding title role of Puccini's Chinese ice princess, with Anita Hartig as the angelic slave girl Liù and Marco Berti as Calà f. Paolo Carign…
HAMILTON'S AMERICA is produced by Academy Award® and Emmy®-Winning producers RadicalMedia (What Happened Miss Simone?, Keith Richards: Under The Influence, In the Heights: Chasing Broa…
The Met's acclaimed new production of Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Les Pêcheurs de Perles), a rarity by the composer of Carmen that has not been staged by the company in a century, comes to…
In this excerpt from Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue, Janis’ letter home reveals a glimpse of the troubles she had with her band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. Even though Janis …
The following excerpts are from the third chapter, “Janis’ Childhood”, from Love, Janis. FOLKS CALLED MY MOTHER the "Lily Pons of Texas," a compliment for her ability to si…
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 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
During the tense era of McCarthyism, celebrated playwright Arthur Miller was inspired to write a drama reflecting the mass cultural and political hysteria produced when the U.S. government s…
