Monthly Archives: December 2009

Preview the Rock Musical

The show universally applauded for its originality, deep emotional resonance, and powerful, high-octane score, makes its broadcast debut on THIRTEEN’S Great Performances on PBS. Passing Strange, the Spike Lee-directed film featuring the award-winning Broadway rock musical of the same title, will air in primetime on ...

Preview the Concert

Stage, screen and recording legend Julie Andrews rings in the new year as she hosts From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2010 on Friday, January 1 at 2:30 and 9 p.m. (ET) on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances on PBS (check local listings). Joining her for the ...

Download A Free Track From The Album

La Boheme with Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón premieres on Great Performances on December. 23rd at 9 p.m. EST (check local listings). To download a free track, click here. The download offer is available  through January 31st. You purchase the full La Boheme Soundtrack here.

Anna Netrebko
Interview with Anna Netrebko

Great Performances had a chance to sit-down with opera diva Anna Netrebko, star of Robert Dornhelm's film-for-television adaption of Puccini's La Boheme, premiering on PBS on December 23rd at 9pm (check local listings). Senior Publicist Jitin Hingorani chatted with Netrebko about her experience shooting the ...

Preview of the Opera

A new production of Puccini’s Tosca starring Karita Mattila opens THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met’s fourth season on PBS. Mattila sings the title role of Tosca for the first time outside her native Finland, opposite Marcelo Álvarez as Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze is Scarpia and ...

Preview of the Film

The pairing of one of the most beloved operas of all time with a contemporary “dream team” of singers sets the stage for a silver screen romantic blockbuster. Released theatrically in October, the lush new film version of La Bohème makes its U.S. television debut ...

Creating the Concert

In this short video, Sting explains his creative process in choosing songs for "A Winter's Night...," the process of recording one of his quietest albums with the largest band he's ever worked with, and the experience of performing live in the Durham Cathedral. In between ...