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Great Performances - Il Postino from LA Opera

Il Postino from LA Opera Il Postino from LA Opera
Acclaimed Mexican composer Daniel Catan's (Rappaccini Daughter, Florencia en el Amazonas, Salsipuedes) has adapted the popular 1994 film Il Postino as an opera, which was premiered by LA Opera in October 2010. Based on a novel by Antonio Skarmeta, Il Postino recounts the fictionalized story of...
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2170737097/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Acclaimed Mexican composer Daniel Catan's (Rappaccini Daughter, Florencia en el Amazonas, Salsipuedes) has adapted the popular 1994 film Il Postino as an opera, which was premiered by LA Opera in October 2010. Based on a novel by Antonio Skarmeta, Il Postino recounts the fictionalized story of... /episodes/get/1393 /episode/1393 Great Performances: Il Postino from LA Opera /episode-player/1393
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Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris
Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris
At an age when most artists? best work is behind them, modern dance pioneer Paul Taylor continues to win acclaim for the vibrancy, relevance and power of his recent dances, as well as his classics.
Air date: 05/04/2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2364999327/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false At an age when most artists? best work is behind them, modern dance pioneer Paul Taylor continues to win acclaim for the vibrancy, relevance and power of his recent dances, as well as his classics. /episodes/get/8696 /episode/8696 Great Performances: Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris /episode-player/8696
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim... Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? The documentary combines interviews with performance footage, including many of the rousing...
Air date: 01/02/2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2317965318/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim... Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? The documentary combines interviews with performance footage, including many of the rousing... /episodes/get/6495 /episode/6495 Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy /episode-player/6495
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Now with the film fully restored to the highest technical standard with a remixed soundtrack, it?s time to tell the extraordinary story of Magical Mystery Tour: why it was made, how it was made and the circumstances in which it was made. Magical Mystery Tour Revisited is the story behind the...
Air date: 12/15/2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2309390406/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Now with the film fully restored to the highest technical standard with a remixed soundtrack, it?s time to tell the extraordinary story of Magical Mystery Tour: why it was made, how it was made and the circumstances in which it was made. Magical Mystery Tour Revisited is the story behind the... /episodes/get/6359 /episode/6359 Great Performances: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited /episode-player/6359
Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
Paul McCartney?s Live Kisses captures the magical night of February 9 in the City of Angels ? coincidentally, the 48th anniversary of The Beatles? U.S. TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show no less ?when Paul McCartney decided to bring Kisses On The Bottom, his newly released collection of pop standards...
Air date: 09/08/2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2276816943/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Paul McCartney?s Live Kisses captures the magical night of February 9 in the City of Angels ? coincidentally, the 48th anniversary of The Beatles? U.S. TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show no less ?when Paul McCartney decided to bring Kisses On The Bottom, his newly released collection of pop standards... /episodes/get/1398 /episode/1398 Great Performances: Paul McCartney's Live Kisses /episode-player/1398
Placido Domingo: My Favorite Roles
Placido Domingo: My Favorite Roles
This comprehensive performance documentary, the first profile of the tenor in a decade, features the celebrated tenor - and general director of both the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera - as he looks back and reflects with heartfelt candor on his choicest roles from opera houses...
Air date: 09/23/2011 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2138469048/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false This comprehensive performance documentary, the first profile of the tenor in a decade, features the celebrated tenor - and general director of both the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera - as he looks back and reflects with heartfelt candor on his choicest roles from opera houses... /episodes/get/1399 /episode/1399 Great Performances: Placido Domingo: My Favorite Roles /episode-player/1399