Great Performances RSS feed for WNET programming.http://watch.thirteen.orgen-ushttp://watch.thirteen.orgWed, 16 May 2012 16:57:36 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 16:57:36 -0400http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2231816114/David Daniels as Prospero in The Enchanted Island. GP at the Met: The Enchanted Island airs on Friday, May 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air the program at the same time with an encore presentation Sunday, May 20 at 12:30 PM.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2231816114/05/07/2012David Daniels as Prospero in The Enchanted Island.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2232053502/Danielle de Niese as Ariel in "The Enchanted Island." GP at the Met: The Enchanted Island airs on Friday, May 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air the program at the same time with an encore presentation Sunday, May 20 at 12:30 PM.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2232053502/05/08/2012Danielle de Niese as Ariel in "The Enchanted Island."nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2230099577/The Enchanted Island is a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare, and a starry cast including Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Plácido Domingo, and Luca Pisaroni. It airs Friday, May 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air an encore on Sunday, May 13 at 12 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2230099577/05/03/2012The Enchanted Island is a world premiere work that combines Baroque music and Shakespeare.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2231823377/Joyce DiDonato as Sycorax in "The Enchanted Island."http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2231823377/05/08/2012Joyce DiDonato as Sycorax in "The Enchanted Island."nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2229675779/Three of the opera world’s leading stars—Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and René Pape—sing the principal roles in a new production of Gounod’s Faust, directed by Tony Award winner Des McAnuff in his Met debut. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of the opera, which airs on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met Sunday, May 13 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Ihttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2229675779/05/01/2012Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and René Pape star in Guonod's Faust.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2230040268/Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) and René Pape (Méphistophélès) in the prologue of Gounod's "Faust." GP at the Met: Faust airs on Sunday, May 13 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the program Thursday, May 10 at 8:30 p.m. with an encore presentation Sunday, May 13 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2230040268/05/02/2012Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) and René Pape (Méphistophélès) in the prologue of Gounod's "Faust."nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2230026764/Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) and Marina Poplavskaya (Marguerite) in the "Love Duet" from Gounod's Faust. Video courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera. GP at the Met: Faust airs on Sunday, May 13 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the program Thursday, May 10 at 8:30 p.m. with an encore presentation Sunday, May 13 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2230026764/05/02/2012Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) and Marina Poplavskaya (Marguerite) in the "Love Duet" from Faust.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2230050193/Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) sings "Salut, demeure" from Gounod's "Faust." GP at the Met: Faust airs on Sunday, May 13 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the program Thursday, May 10 at 8:30 p.m. with an encore presentation Sunday, May 13 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2230050193/05/02/2012Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) sings "Salut, demeure" from Gounod's "Faust."nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2219486852/Stephanie Blythe sings in Handel's Rodelinda. Also featured is Shenyang as Garibaldo. GP at the Met: Rodelinda airs April 22 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the program Thursday, April 19 at 8:30 p.m. with an encore presentation Sunday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2219486852/04/04/2012Stephanie Blythe sings in Handel's Rodelinda, also featuring Shenyang as Garibaldotv-pgPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2219342685/Renee Fleming sings "Mio Caro Bene," Rodelinda's final aria from Handel's Rodelinda. Also featured are Moritz Linn as Flavio and Andreas Scholl as Bertarido. GP at the Met: Rodelinda airs April 22 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the program Thursday, April 19 at 8:30 p.m. with an encore presentation Sunday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2219342685/04/04/2012Renee Fleming sings "Mio Caro Bene," Rodelinda's final ariatv-pgPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2219486857/Andreas Scholl (Bertarido) sings "Vivi tiranno" from Handel's Rodelinda. GP at the Met: Rodelinda airs April 22 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the program Thursday, April 19 at 8:30 p.m. with an encore presentation Sunday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2219486857/04/04/2012Andreas Scholl (Bertarido) sings "Vivi tiranno" from Handel's RodelindanrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2218878379/Renee Fleming reprises one of her most popular interpretations: the title role in Handel's Rodelinda, under the baton of Baroque specialist Harry Bicket in the revival of Stephen Wadsworth's acclaimed production Sunday, April 22 at 12 p.m. (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the program Thursday, April 19 at 8:30 p.m. with an encore Sunday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2218878379/04/03/2012Stephen Wadsworth's acclaimed production airs April 22 at 12 p.m. (check local listings)tv-pgPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190212016/San Francisco Symphony's Centennial Season opening night gala, conducted by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, will air Friday, March 30 at 9 p.m. (check local listings). The two-hour broadcast is hosted by author Amy Tan and features Tilson Thomas conducting the Orchestra and two of the leading artists of our time: legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman and the dynamic pianist Lang Lang.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190212016/01/25/2012The Centennial Season opening gala airs Friday, March 30 at 9 p.m. (check local listings)nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsClassical MusicClassical MusicPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2216468713/Watch Broadway's Judy Blazer as Bessie Thomashefsky and Shuler Hensley as Boris Thomashefsky re-create early Yiddish Theater. Recorded in April 2011 at the Frank Gehry-designed New World Center, The Thomashefskys is written and hosted by Michael Tilson Thomas and stars Blazer and Hensley with Ronit Widmann-Levy and Eugene Brancoveanu and the New World Symphony.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2216468713/03/30/2012Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theatertv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsMusical TheatreMusical TheatreEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196138006/The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater, a celebration of Yiddish theater pioneers Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky by their grandson, Michael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, airs Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m. (check local listings), on THIRTEEN's Great Performances.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196138006/02/13/2012A celebration of Yiddish theater airs Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m. (check local listings)tv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsMusical TheatreMusical TheatrePromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2208192160/Philip Glass's inspirational opera Satyagraha (Sanskrit for "truth force"), in the first revival of Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch's innovative 2008 production, airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, March 25 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the program Thursday, March 22 at 8:30 p.m. with an encore presentation Sunday, March 25 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2208192160/03/09/2012Philip Glass' inspirational opera airs March 25 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)tv-pgPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2209987888/"Almost all the techniques of protest--now the common currency of contemporary political life--were invented and perfected by Gandhi during his South Africa years," Philip Glass has said. See stills from the revival of Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch's 2008 innovative production of Satyagraha, Glass' opera covering Gandhi's early life in South Africa.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2209987888/03/14/2012See stills from the revival of Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch's 2008 productiontv-pgPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1641751481/On the occasion of Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday in March 2010, GREAT PERFORMANCES presents the New York Philharmonic's gala all-star salute to a true Broadway legend. 3/16/2012http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1641751481/11/15/2010Airs Friday, March 16, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196683634/The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, a fully-staged, lavish 25th anniversary mounting of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running Broadway and West End extravaganza, comes to Great Performances in March (check local listings). Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess star in a spectacular presentation from the ornate London concert venue with a host of special guest stars at the conclusion.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196683634/02/14/2012Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking hit comes to PBS in March (check local listings)tv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsMusical TheatreMusical TheatrePromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196730415/Watch a clip from The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall with Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Bogess singing "Phantom of the Opera. The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, a fully-staged, lavish 25th anniversary mounting of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running Broadway and West End extravaganza, comes to Great Performances in March (check local listings).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196730415/02/14/2012Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess sing the title song, "Phantom of the Opera"tv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsMusical TheatreMusical TheatreCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2193971889/Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads his first Met performances of Mozart's Don Giovanni in a new production directed by Tony Award winner Michael Grandage in his Met debut, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 26 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air the program Thursday, February 23 at 9 p.m., with an encore Sunday, February 26 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2193971889/02/08/2012The new production of the opera airs Sunday, February 26 at 12 p.m. (check local listings)tv-pgPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2193971891/Renee Fleming interviews Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Barbara Frittoli (Donna Elvira), and Luca Pisaroni (Leporello) about their roles in Don Giovanni; also including a clip from the dress rehearsal. Don Giovanni airs Sunday, February 26 at 12 p.m. (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air the program Thursday, February 23 at 9 p.m., with an encore February 26 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2193971891/02/08/2012Renee Fleming interviews the stars of The Metropolitan Opera's Don GiovanninrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesOpera on FilmOpera on FilmSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2194140120/Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) sings the "Champagne Aria" from Mozart's Don Giovanni. Don Giovanni airs Sunday, February 26 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will air the program Thursday, February 23 at 9 p.m., with an encore Sunday, February 26 at 12:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2194140120/02/08/2012Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) sings the "Champagne Aria" from Mozart's Don Giovannitv-pgPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2191745250/Broadway's smash hit musical Memphis, winner of four Tony Awards(R) including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, comes to Great Performances Friday, February 24 at 9 p.m. (check local listings). Memphis is the first Best Musical Tony Award winner to air on U.S. national television with its original principals while continuing a successful Broadway run and national tour.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2191745250/01/31/2012Broadway's 2010 Tony Award-Winning Best Musical rocks Friday, February 24 at 9 pm on PBStv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsMusical TheatreMusical TheatrePromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2201444429/An aspiring singer in segregated Memphis, Felicia (Montego Glover) takes the stage at her brother's underground bar, Delray's. Joined by her brother Delray (J. Bernard Calloway) she brings down the house with the rockin' blues opener "Underground."http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2201444429/02/24/2012Felicia (Montego Glover) takes the stage at Delray's and brings down the house.nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsMusical TheatreMusical TheatreCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188837106/Tony Bennett talks about collaborating with Lady Gaga, Queen Latifah, Michael Buble, Willie Nelson, Amy Winehouse, and others to create the show Tony Bennett: Duets II and what it's like to be creating new work at 85 years old. Tony Bennett: Duets II airs Friday, January 27, 2012, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188837106/01/23/2012Tony Bennett talks about the making of Tony Bennett: Duets II for Great PerformancesnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesRegional PerformanceRegional PerformanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185855548/Tony Bennett: Duets II features the singer's greatest hits, performed by Bennett and today's biggest stars, including John Mayer, Michael Buble, k.d. lang, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Faith Hill, Alejandro Sanz, Carrie Underwood and more. The sessions air on Friday, January 27, 2012, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185855548/01/12/2012The program airs on Friday, January 27, 2012, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)tv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformancePromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2189874225/Watch selections from GREAT PERFORMANCES Tony Bennett: Duets II, airing on Friday, January 27, 2012, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), with scene selection including the singer's collaborations with Lady Gaga, Queen Latifah, Andrea Bocelli, Amy Winehouse, Willie Nelson, Josh Groban, and Michael Buble.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2189874225/01/24/2012Watch scene selections from Tony Bennett's musical collaborations for Duets IItv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185939703/The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, starring soprano Anna Netrebko in her highly anticipated first North American performances of the tour-de-force title role, will be the 2012 season opener of Great Performances at the Met Friday, January 20 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185939703/01/11/2012Diva Anna Netrebko as Donizetti's Anna Bolena January 20 at 9 p.m. (check local listings)tv-pgPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185803105/Anna Deavere Smith talks about the process by which her play "Let Me Down Easy" was created. Called "the most exciting individual in American theater" by Newsweek magazine, Smith turns her theatrical exploration to matters of the human body.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185803105/01/11/2012Premieres on PBS Jan. 13, 2012nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMusical TheatreMusical TheatrePromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2179203657/Anna Deavere Smith's latest production, Let Me Down Easy airs on Great Performances Friday, January 13 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). The Great Performances production was recorded in February 2011 in the Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, DC, launching a national tour that concluded in September.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2179203657/12/21/2011Anna Deavere Smith's Acclaimed show airs Friday, January 13 at 9 p.m. on PBStv-14Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformancePromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188451452/Paula Zahn interviews Anna Deavere Smith about her play Let Me Down Easy. They discuss the development of the play in the 1990s to the present, how the politics of national health care organically became part of the piece, and Smith's favorite portrayals.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188451452/01/19/2012Paula Zahn talks to Anna Deavere Smith about her play Let Me Down Easytv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesRegional PerformanceRegional PerformanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186573615/Conceived, written, and performed by Smith in her signature one person performance style, the play examines the miracle of human resilience through the lens of our current national debate on health care. To create Let Me Down Easy Smith interviewed an eclectic group of people (300 on three continents) and performs several in an evening that is funny, moving and engaging.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186573615/01/13/2012Smith, through her chameleon-like virtuosity, creates an indelible gallery of portraitstv-14Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformanceEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2182010717/Enjoy an all-Gershwin program as Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Philharmonic, with a special guest appearance by virtuoso jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. 1/16/2012http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2182010717/12/30/2011Premieres Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185959460/Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Phil in George Gershwin's An American in Paris in the performance recorded for Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel And The LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185959460/01/11/2012Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Phil in George Gershwin's An American in Paristv-gMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsClassical MusicClassical MusicEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178721059/Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin, featuring that classic piece as well as "An American in Paris" and Hancock's unique improvisation on the great standard "Someone to Watch Over Me," airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Friday, January 6 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178721059/12/20/2011Airing Friday, January 6 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)tv-gMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsClassical MusicClassical MusicPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177177503/Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns to host the annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Mariss Jansons from Vienna's Musikverein. The famed Vienna Boys' Choir will add their celestial voices to the gala. From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2012 airs live Sunday, January 1 at 2:30 p.m. (check local listings) with an encore at 7:30 p.m.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177177503/12/15/2011Airs live Sunday, January 1 at 2:30 p.m.(check local listings) with an encore at 7:30 p.m.tv-gMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHolidaysHolidaysClassical MusicClassical MusicPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185498552/Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the third time to host the merry annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Mariss Jansons from Vienna's Musikverein. This is Jansons' second time at the podium of this much cherished event. The famed Vienna Boys' Choir will add their celestial voices to the gala.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2185498552/01/10/2012Watch a half hour of music selections from this year's New Year's concerttv-gMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformanceClassical MusicClassical MusicEpisodeend=2012-07-01http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169905425/Meet Sarah Van Patten who dances the role of The Princess in San Francisco Ballet's The Little Mermaid and learn how her technical execution informs her character. The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet airs on Great Performances Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169905425/11/22/2011Meet Sarah Van Patten, dancer in San Francisco Ballet's The Little MermaidnrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDanceDanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169840793/Meet Yuan Yuan Tan who dances the title role in San Francisco Ballet's The Little Mermaid and learn how she uses highly expressive movement to evoke her character's emotional turmoil. The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet airs on Great Performances Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169840793/11/22/2011Meet Yuan Yuan Tan, dancer in San Francisco Ballet's The Little MermaidnrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDanceDanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177584773/Experience Hans Christian Andersen's haunting tale of love in San Francisco Ballet's production of this inventive ballet. Hamburg Ballet's chief choreographer John Neumeier blends dance, dramatic storytelling and spectacle in a darkly emotional interpretation of the classic fable.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177584773/12/17/2011Experience Hans Christian Andersen's haunting tale of love in this inventive ballet.nrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDanceDanceEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169916057/Meet Davit Karapetyan who dances the role of the Sea Witch in San Francisco Ballet's The Little Mermaid and find out how his makeup provides inspiration to playing his evil character. The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet airs on Great Performances Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169916057/11/28/2011Meet Davit Karapetyan, dancer in San Francisco Ballet's The Little MermaidnrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDanceDanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169916056/Meet Lloyd Riggins who dances the role of the The Poet in San Francisco Ballet's The Little Mermaid and discover how his role, (based on the real life author Hans Christian Anderson), came to be part of the ballet. The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet airs on Great Performances Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169916056/11/22/2011Meet Lloyd Riggins, dancer in San Francisco Ballet's The Little MermaidnrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDanceDanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169840795/Meet Lera Auerbach, the composer of the original score for San Francisco Ballet's The Little Mermaid, and find out how she approached scoring this contemporary classic ballet. The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet airs on Great Performances Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169840795/11/22/2011Watch an interview with the composer of The Little MermaidnrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDanceDanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169905417/Meet John Neumeier, the choreographer of San Francisco Ballet's The Little Mermaid, and learn how he takes lighting and costumes into consideration when creating new works. The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet airs on Great Performances Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169905417/11/22/2011Watch an interview with the choreographer of The Little MermaidnrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDanceDanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169472992/Beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli performs a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, with the New York Philharmonic conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert. Joining Bocelli on stage on this memorable night are Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti and David Foster. GREAT PERFORMANCES "Andrea Bocelli in Central Park" airs as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival. 12/2/2011http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169472992/11/21/2011Premieres Friday, December 2, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2171642283/Beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli performs a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, with the New York Philharmonic conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert. Joining Bocelli on stage on this memorable night are Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti and David Foster. GREAT PERFORMANCES "Andrea Bocelli in Central Park" airs as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival. 12/2/2011http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2171642283/11/29/2011Premieres Friday, December 2, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsClassical MusicClassical MusicPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2163091349/Based on the Academy Award-winning 1994 Italian film andthe 1985 novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skarmeta, Il Postino tells the story of a young postman who discovers the courage to pursue his dreams through his daily deliveries the poet Pablo Neruda, played by Placido Domingo. Daniel Catan's Il Postino from LA Opera airs Friday, November 25 at 9 p.m. ET, as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2163091349/10/31/2011The late Daniel Catan's adaptation of the Oscar-winning film makes its television premierePerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159295869/See one of the first music rehearsals with the original cast of this new opera, including Cristina Gallardo-Domas rehearsing one of her solos. Il Postino from LA Opera starring Placido Domingo airs on Friday, November 25 at 9 pm, as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159295869/10/24/2011Watch one of the first music rehearsals with the cast as they learn Daniel Catan's scorenrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159295864/Take a look behind the curtain of Daniel Catan's opera in this dress rehearsal and interview with composer Catan and LA Opera Senior VP Christopher Koelsh as they discuss the differences between the opera, the movie, and the book. Il Postino from LA Opera starring Placido Domingo airs on Friday, November 25 at 9 pm, as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159295864/10/24/2011Take a look behind the scenes as the cast of Il Postino rehearses the operanrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159295871/Take an inside look at the creative process behind the opera with footage of the cast and crew during an initial production meeting, including a speech from director Ron Daniels on his original vision for the opera. Il Postino from LA Opera starring Placido Domingo airs on Friday, November 25 at 9 pm, as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159295871/10/24/2011Take an inside look at the creative process behind producing Il PostinonrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2170737097/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 Mario, a fisherman whose life is transformed by the arrival of exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2170737097/11/26/2011Daniel Catan's has adapted the popular 1994 film Il Postino as an opera.nrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsOpera on FilmOpera on FilmEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2130779031/Edward Villella explains his ballet training as a child, dancing for Balanchine at the New York City Ballet for 18 years, and the artistic philosophy behind his work as Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet. See his dance company in Great Performances: Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine & Tharp airing Friday October 28 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2130779031/09/15/2011Artistic Director Edward Villella describes his career path and artistic philisophytv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesDanceDanceSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2151623251/This program will showcase the company's critically acclaimed performances of Balanchine's "Square Dance" (music by Antonio Vivaldi and Arcangelo Corelli) and "Western Symphony" (music by Hershy Kay) and Tharp's "The Golden Section" (music composed and performed by David Byrne). Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp airs Friday, October 28 at 9 p.m. as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2151623251/10/12/2011This program showcases a trio of signature works by the renowned choreographerstv-gPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDanceDancePromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2094167554/Hugh Laurie talks about his love of the blues and New Orleans in this behind the scenes interview. "GREAT PERFORMANCES: Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk -- A Celebration of New Orleans Blues" premieres on PBS Sept. 30. Check local listings for times near you.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2094167554/08/16/2011Hugh Laurie talks about his love of the blues and New Orleans.nrPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformanceCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146104923/An American favorite for his award-winning role in the hit TV series House, the versatile British actor Hugh Laurie showcases his musical side in an atmospheric personal odyssey filmed on location in New Orleans. Let Them Talk is Laurie's personal journey into the heart and soul of the mixture of blues and jazz that grew out of New Orleans at the beginning of the last century.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146104923/10/04/2011Watch Laurie's full performance of the blues with guests Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomastv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformanceEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2112900501/An American favorite for his award-winning role in the hit TV series House, the versatile British actor Hugh Laurie showcases his musical side in an atmospheric personal odyssey filmed on location in New Orleans. Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk - A Celebration of New Orleans Blues airs on Great Performances Friday, September 30 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2112900501/08/31/2011Watch the the actor's personal odyssey through the New Orleans's rich musical traditiontv-pgMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformancePromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2112833909/The great Spanish tenor Placido Domingo looks back on his illustrious career - one which has been bountifully preserved on film and video. The celebrated tenor as he looks back and reflects with heartfelt candor on his choicest roles from opera houses around the world in this comprehensive performance documentary. The program airs Friday, September 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2112833909/08/31/2011The celebrated tenor looks back on his distinguished careertv-gPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesOpera on FilmOpera on FilmPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2138469048/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 around the world - Simon Boccanegra and the Emmy-winning Tosca from Rome.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2138469048/09/24/2011Watch the full performance documentary with choice excerpts from "Carmen" and "Tosca"tv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesOpera on FilmOpera on FilmEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2126520498/In remembrance and renewal, THIRTEEN'S Great Performances will broadcast A Concert for New York , performed by the New York Philharmonic on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 , led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, taped the previous night at a free concert in Avery Fisher Hall at New York's Lincoln Center. The program is hosted by NBC News special correspondent and author Tom Brokaw.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2126520498/09/12/2011Alan Gilbert conducts the orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Resurrectiontv-gMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsRegional PerformanceRegional PerformanceClassical MusicClassical MusicEpisode