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Making Shakespeare: The First Folio

Making Shakespeare: The First Folio

Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost. Tracing the First Folio’s story, the film also spotlights how New York City’s Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s work for today’s audiences.

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Great Performances at the Met: Champion

“Seventeen Blows” from The Met Opera’s “Champion”

Ryan Speedo Green as Young Emile Griffith, Eric Owens as Emile Griffith, Latonia Moore as Emelda Griffith, and Eric Greene as Benny “Kid” Paret perform "Seventeen Blows" from Terence Blanchard's "Champion."

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Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte

Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte

Experience director Simon McBurney’s Met debut with a new production of this Mozart favorite. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts with Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, Erin Morley as Pamina, Thomas Oliemans as Papageno and Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night.

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Great Performances at the Met: Champion

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Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard returns to the Met with an opera based on the true story of boxer Emile Griffith, who rose from obscurity to become a world champion despite being a closeted bisexual.

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Message In A Bottle

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Experience five-time Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the show from London’s Sadler's Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles.

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New York City Ballet in Madrid

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Captured in peak performance at Madrid’s Teatro Real, New York City Ballet performs two masterpieces choreographed by NYCB co-founder and original Artistic Director George Balanchine, “Serenade” and “Square Dance" as well as a piece by current resident choreographer Justin Peck.

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