In this famous scene, Cyrano, hiding beneath Roxane's balcony, whispers the right words to a bumbling Christian.
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Cyrano de Bergerac: Video: Act III, Scene VI
Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker: Video: The 1915 World’s Fair in San Francisco
The 1915 World's Fair brought 18 million visitors to San Francisco. Watch a short documentary about the momentous event.
Opera stars Dawn Upshaw and Thomas Hampson, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and Broadway’s Christine Ebersole perform some of Leonard Bernstein's most beloved songs.
Maestro: Portrait of Valery Gergiev: Video: Scene from the Program
For a man conducting a performance nearly every day of the year, Valery Gergiev remains the calm center of the frenzied world of musicians, singers, administrators, politicians, and managers swirling around him.
Dance in America: Wolf Trap’s Face of America: Video: Full Episode
Wolf Trap takes you on a journey through some of America's most breathtaking national parks, including Yosemite, Coral Reef National Monument, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and the Mammoth Caves.
Peter & the Wolf: Video: Peter with His Friends
Peter and the duck enjoy a frozen pond while the hapless cat stalks the raven in this scene from the film.
Cyrano de Bergerac: Introduction
David Leveaux’s production remains true to Rostand’s heartbreaker of a play, bursting with swashbuckling gascons and duplicitous noblemen, fops and ruffians.
From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2009: Introduction
Stage, screen and recording legend Julie Andrews rings in the new year as she hosts From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2009.
GP at The Met: Salome: Introduction
Soprano Karita Mattila caused a sensation when she sang Salome at the Met in 2004, stunning the opera world with her interpretation of Strauss’ biblical princess.
GP at The Met: La Damnation de Faust: Introduction
Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky lovers in "La Damnation de Faust," Hector Berlioz’s classic take on dancing with the devil.


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