In this excerpt from Act III of Massenet's opera, Jonas Kaufmann sings the aria, "Pourquoi me réveiller."

Great Performances mourns the passing of the Broadway and West End legend who was equally adept at musicals, drama and comedy. Here Stritch sings "I'm Still Here" at Stephen Sondheim's birthday tribute in 2010.

John Lithgow hosts Star-Spangled Spectacular: Bicentennial of Our National Anthem, a live broadcast from Baltimore, Maryland, on September 13, 2014. Music stars Kristin Chenoweth, Little Big Town, Pentatonix and more artists celebrate the 200th anniversary of the penning of the country’s national anthem.

The acclaimed performance celebrating the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth is interspersed with archival footage and features the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Master Chorale and internationally acclaimed soloists.

French mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch (Charlotte) sings Charlotte's aria from Act III.

American conductor, composer and violinist Lorin Maazel (1930-2014) died on July 13, 2014. Maestro Maazel was featured on several Great Performances programs over the decades.

In this final dress rehearsal excerpt of Act I of Jules Massenet’s Werther, tenor Jonas Kaufmann (Werther) sings "O nature."

These fine photos of the new Metropolitan Opera production of Werther show tenor Jonas Kaufmann (Werther) and mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch (Charlotte) expressing the throes of unrequited love.

Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in the new production of Massenet’s tragic romance Werther on Great Performances at the Met, Sunday, July 20 at 12 pm on PBS.

Mary Rodgers Guettel (1931 – 2014) wrote the hit musical Once Upon a Mattress (1959), starring Carol Burnett, which effectively launched Carol Burnett’s career. Rodgers also wrote the music for the musicals and revues From A to Z (1960), Hot Spot (1963), The Mad Show (1966), Working (1978), and Phyllis Newman's one-woman show The Madwoman of Central Park West (1979).