http://www.pbs.org/gperf/rss/redir/gperf/index.html The online companion to PBS' award-winning performing arts series. en-us 2008 Educational Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST Performing Arts Music Dance http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/images/rss_banner.gif http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/index.html 144 94 GREAT PERFORMANCES Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/peterandwolf/index.html Sergei Prokofiev's fanciful musical tale "Peter and the Wolf" is given new life in this innovative new animated interpretation, which won the 2008 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/genre/cinema.html#cine_vid Watch the cat stalk the crow in a scene from "Peter and the Wolf." Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/gpatmet/hanselgretel.html The second season of GREAT PERFORMANCES at The Met on PBS features 14 operas from the Met's series of live high-definition transmissions initially presented in movie theaters around the world. The season launches with the family favorite Hansel and Gretel, in a production by Richard Jones, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/mcbride/index.html Martina McBride's debut special on the series performing her chart-toppers and selections from her CD WAKING UP LAUGHING. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/genre/regional_performance.html#rp_vid Watch Martina McBride sing "Happy Girl." Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/jtaylor2/index.html The singer-songwriter performs his greatest hits at the Colonial Theatre in his Berkshire hometown. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/genre/regional_performance.html#rp_vid Watch James Taylor perform "Something in the Way She Moves." Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/nyphil/index.html Watch the New York Philharmonic's landmark concert from Pyongyang, North Korea online. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/company/index.html Director John Doyle's Tony-winning revival of the groundbreaking Sondheim-Furth musical ''Company'' starring Raul Esparza in the role of Bobby and featuring all of the score's Sondheim classics. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/genre/musical_theater.html#mt_vid Watch an excerpt of the opening number,"Company." Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/carnegieberlin/index.html A performance by the celebrated Berliner Philharmoniker, under the baton of its acclaimed music director and conductor Sir Simon Rattle, of Gustav Mahler's towering "Symphony No. 9." Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/genre/classical_music.html#cm_vid Watch excerpts from Mahler's "Ninth" and Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra." Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/vienna2008/index.html Conductor Georges Pretre leads the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic in their annual New Year's Day concert of buoyant Strauss Family waltzes, polkas, and marches. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/ellatribute/index.html An all-star tribute to Ella Fitzgerald's enduring legacy in American song, with Patti Austin, Natalie Cole, Ledisi, Ruben Studdard, Take 6, Stevie Wonder, Wynonna, and many more. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/genre/regional_performance.html#rp_vid Watch Patti Austin and Take 6 perform "How High the Moon." Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/mahagonny/index.html From composer Kurt Weill and playwright Bertolt Brecht -- creators of "The Threepenny Opera" -- comes a savage and lyrical satire told in a highly entertaining blend of opera and raucous music hall songs, starring Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone, and Anthony Dean Griffey. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/mahagonny/video.html Watch Audra McDonald perform "Moon of Alabama." Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/gpatmet/met30/index.html Join opera diva Renee Fleming as she hosts this special countdown where viewers called the tunes. To mark the 30th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera's first PBS telecast, GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET offered viewers the chance to cast their votes for their favorite televised Met opera moments. Through online voting, public television viewers selected 15 unforgettable scenes from the Met's extraordinary archive. This dazzling retrospective spans 30 years of show-stopping performances by Met opera legends. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/vivere/index.html Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli grew up in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany, where his family still farms nearby. On the slopes of this ancient hill town, a special theater was constructed for a one-night-only concert of his greatest popular hits along with new songs performed to honor the occasion. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/genre/regional_performance.html#rp_vid See an excerpt of Andrea Bocelli performing "Sogno." Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/crossroads2/index.html Grammy Award-winning guitar superstar Eric Clapton once again teams up with fellow "guitar gods" to present another Crossroads Guitar Festival, this time from Chicago, America's blues capital. Hosted by comedian and actor Bill Murray, the program features a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of guitar superstars, including Jeff Beck, Robert Cray, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Los Lobos, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Robbie Robertson, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Steve Winwood, and more. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/crossroads2/video.html See excerpts of "Who Do You Love?," with Eric Clapton and Robbie Robertson; "Anyday" featuring The Derek Trucks Band with Susan Tedeschi; and Steve Winwood performing "Dear Mr. Fantasy." Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/ipo70/index.html In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, GREAT PERFORMANCES traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel, to take part in a gala concert paying tribute to the social significance and musical pedigree of the esteemed organization. Under the baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta the IPO Gala program features Maurice Ravel's "La Valse," Max Bruch's "Violin Concerto No. 1" with guest soloist and longtime friend of the IPO Pinchas Zukerman, and Brahms' "Piano Concerto No. 1" performed with pianist Daniel Barenboim. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/rss/redir/wnet/gperf/shows/ipo70/video.html The Adagio from Max Bruch's first violin concerto, featuring Pinchas Zukerman.