By the light of the full moon and candlesticks, six good fairies slip into the sleeping baby Aurora's room. The baby awakes unfrightened and the fairies dance for her.

Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet, about a young woman who endures a decades-long slumber, is given a Gothic spin by choreographer Matthew Bourne, with fairies, vampires and decadent opulence.

Opera director Robert Carsen’s production of Falstaff is a special one you won’t want to miss, with vivid costumes by Brigitte Reiffenstuel and a setting in 1950s England that winks at the eras of Shakespeare and Verdi. See beguiling photos by Met Opera photographer Ken Howard.

Great Performances presents a look at the British Invasion fifty years after the Dave Clark Five and the Beatles hit the American shores.

Dave Clark was not only a musician, but a manager within The Dave Clark Five. By owning all the early masters to the band's music, Clark avoided the legal rights battles that musicians such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Elton John would all face over their own music.

Drummer Max Weinberg, Bruce Springsteen and guitarist Steven Van Zandt describe Dave Clark's signature drum style and the influence it had on the Dave Clark Five's records and Weinberg's own drumming.

Interviews with Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen, plus archival footage, and magazine headlines reveal the hype around the rivalry between The Beatles and The Dave Clark Five.

Peabody Awards honor "stories that matter," and Great Performances and director Michael Kantor are proud of their award-winning documentary, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy. Watch the full film online.

Fans of The Dave Clark Five include music legends, film stars and celebrities you wouldn't expect at the same record-playing party. Read fan quotes by Laurence Olivier, Gene Simmons of Kiss, Elton John, Ian McKellen, Twiggy, Tom Hanks, Dionne Warwick and more.

The Dave Clark Five was one of the first British Invasion bands to hit American shores in the 1960s. Here are fast facts on everything from how the band got their start to the records they set and the records they sold.