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Great Performances: The Conductor

Marin Alsop on Female Conductors

Marin Alsop works with two rising female conductors, Lina González-Granados and Alexandra Arrieche, on their technique and how to break into the male-dominated industry.

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Now Hear This "Amy Beach: American Romantic"

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Host Scott Yoo and his wife, flutist Alice Dade, perform the work of Romantic era classical composer Amy Beach at Festival Mosaic and uncover Beach’s many musical influences. Featuring performances of Beach’s works, the duo visits places Beach took inspiration from throughout her life, including ...

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Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration"

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From Little Rock to Chicago, host Scott Yoo follows the trail of the great African American composer Florence Price.

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Great Performances: The Conductor

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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.

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Great Performances at the Met: Eurydice

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The ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to harness the power of music to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the Underworld, has inspired composers since opera’s earliest days. With a libretto by Sarah Ruhl adapted from her acclaimed 2003 play, the opera reimagines the ...

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Great Performances at the Met: Eurydice

Erin Morley Performs as Eurydice

Soprano Erin Morley sings an excerpt of the Act II aria "This is what it is to love and artist." The opera reimagines the famous Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice from Eurydice's point of view.

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Great Performances – Reopening: The Broadway Revival

Back to the Rehearsal Room

Adrienne Warren (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Michael James Scott (Aladdin), and Sara Bareilles (Waitress) discuss what it's like bringing their shows back into the rehearsal room.

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Great Performances – Reopening: The Broadway Revival

Reopening “Wicked”

Go behind the scenes of the reopening night of "Wicked" as Kristin Chenoweth and the cast prepare to bring one of Broadway's biggest musicals back to the stage.

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GP at the Met: Boris Godunov

René Pape performs Scene VII of Boris Godunov

René Pape, playing the title character in Boris Godunov, performs a section of Scene VII. In Modest Mussorgsky's opera, the Russian Tsar finds himself caught between his own ambition and his growing paranoia.

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