Performing Arts
PBS NewsHour
More of Gwen Ifill's conversation with Elton John, who was in Washington, D.C., to attend the 19th annual International AIDS Conference. Continue
Austin City Limits
M. Ward performs highlights from his latest LP; Austin indie rock favorite Okkervil River follows. 7/28/2012 Continue
Great Performances
THIRTEEN’s Great Performances will present 12-year-old classical crossover prodigy Jackie Evancho’s second television special Jackie Evancho: Music of the Movies, in August on PBS (check local listings). Continue
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What does it look like when an 11 camera concert shoot and a documentary crew descend on the Kauffman Center for 5 days of frantic activity? Merging a world-class vocalist with an ambitious young symphony to perform a complex repertoire is tricky enough. Get a glimpse of the challenges, strategies and colorful personalities that made “Homecoming” such a memorable and successful production. Continue
History Detectives
HISTORY DETECTIVES roars into its 10th season with three stories devoted to rock ‘n’ roll. Continue
Next Avenue
Summer brings a raft of new books, albums, movies, TV programs and cultural events. Here are some recommended picks for music (All Fall Down by Shawn Colvin), books (The Red House by Mark Haddon), TV ( The Newsroom, HBO) and more. Continue
Great Performances
Natalie Dessay and Matthew Polenzani perform "Sempre Libera" from La Traviata. Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices her last chance for love, in Verdi’s La Traviata airing on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 26 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Continue
Great Performances
Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices her last chance for love, in Verdi’s La Traviata airing on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 26 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Continue
Great Performances
Star soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met performances of the title role in Manon, Massenet’s opera about a country girl with conflicting desires for love and luxury who is drawn into a life of glamorous -- but hollow -- Parisian sophistication. Manon airs on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 5 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Continue
Great Performances
The Gavotte from Massenet's "Manon" with Anna Netrebko as the title character. "Manon" airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 5 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Continue
PBS NewsHour
Art Beat talks to Dave Konopka of the band, Battles, about their latest album, "Dross Glop." Continue
History Detectives
Uncover information about Clint Black’s book of posters, a slide of Bettie Page and the original Hollywood sign. 7/24/2012 Continue
PBS Arts
Celebrate mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato’s return to her hometown to perform with the Kansas City Symphony. 7/20/2012 Continue
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Jake Heggie is a contemporary American composer best known for the opera, “Dead Man Walking.” Heggie’s friendship with Joyce DiDonato began even before she was cast in the New York City Opera production of “Dead Man Walking.” He joined Joyce and music director Michael Stern at the Kauffman Center for rehearsals and the first symphonic performance of the piece. Continue
Broadway or Bust
PBS is bound for Broadway with this three-episode primetime reality special that tracks the real-life stories of America’s top high school musical performers, vying in the ultimate competition to find the nation’s emerging young theater stars. This exciting special delivers real-life drama, intimate story-telling, thrilling performances, and the ultimate reality of dreams coming true. Continue
Austin City Limits
Country music superstar Kenny Chesney hits the ACL stage. 7/14/20102 Continue
Great Performances
Natalie Dessay and Matthew Polenzani perform "Libiamo" from La Traviata. Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices her last chance for love, in Verdi’s La Traviata airing on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 26 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Continue
Great Performances
Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices her last chance for love, in Verdi’s La Traviata airing on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 26 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Continue
PBS Arts Presents
Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the industry’s most versatile actors: John Leguizamo. 7/13/2012 Continue
Great Performances
Anna Netrebko as the title character, Piotr Beczala as des Grieux, and Paulo Szot as Lescaut in a scene from Massenet's Manon which airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 5 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Continue
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1. Great Performances: Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater DVD
Award-winning filmmaker Phil Bertelsen offers a rare backstage look at one of America's oldest modern dance companies at a defining moment in its history, as it settles into its own home and training facility in New York City.
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- 2. American Masters: Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About DVD
- 3. Bill Moyers Journal: 12/25/2009, repeat 2/12/2010: Lincoln Expressed in Dance DV
- 4. Great Performances: Degas and the Dance DVD
- 5. A Place to Dance DVD
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