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Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major American symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Features archival footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein and is set to a soundtrack of her performances.

A behind the scenes look at Susan Stroman’s new staging of Franz Lehár's “The Merry Widow,” which will premiere on December 31st at The Metropolitan Opera. The production will play through January, including a live HD transmission to movie theaters around the world. In April, ...

Paula Zahn visits with actor/comedian/musician Steve Martin, who recently received an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. They talk about the evolution of Martin's banjo career and his upcoming concert debut on the PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES series.

After a decade-long hiatus from songwriting, superstar Sting talks to Paula Zahn about his creative process for “The Last Ship,” his Broadway-bound musical. Sting recently previewed his score for the show with the release of his latest album, as well as with an intimate concert ...

Christopher Plummer talks to Paula Zahn about his remarkable performance as the fabled but faded star John Barrymore in his twilight days, which you can see in the GREAT PERFORMANCES presentation of “Barrymore.”

Shortly before the demolition of New York City's Shea Stadium in July 2008, superstar Billy Joel electrified audiences with two memorable concerts at the historic arena. Watch him perform the 1973 classic "Captain Jack" in that concert.

Shortly before the demolition of New York City's Shea Stadium in July 2008, Billy Joel electrified audiences with two memorable concerts at the arena. Joel's special guests included Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, and Sir Paul McCartney whose 1965 appearance there with the Beatles was so ...

"Passage for Two" is the fourth movement in NY Export: Opus Jazz, featuring the choreography of Jerome Robbins and music by Robert Prince. This excerpt was shot in June 2007 before the opening of the new High Line park in New York City, when the ...

In 1958, Jerome Robbins’ “ballet in sneakers,” NY Export: Opus Jazz, became a smash hit when it was broadcast on The Ed Sullivan Show and toured around the world. Set to an evocative jazz score by Robert Prince and abstract urban backdrops by Ben Shahn, ...