Latest Articles About Great Performances on PBS
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2014 Airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 8/22
by Caryn Robbins - July 17, 2014 Led for the first time by a guest conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for their 11th open-air concert in the magnificent gardens of Austria's Imperial Schnbrunn Palace...
John Lithgow to Host PBS's STAR-SPANGLED SPECTACULAR, 9/13
by Caryn Robbins - August 18, 2014 Acclaimed actor, musician and author John Lithgow will host Star-Spangled Spectacular: Bicentennial of our National Anthem live from Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at 8 p.m. ET on PBS....
Matthew Bourne's Re-Imagining of Ballet Classic SLEEPING BEAUTY to Air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 4/25
by Caryn Robbins - March 28, 2014 The ballet, on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, airs Friday, April 25 at 9 p.m. on PBS....
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! Set for THIRTEEN's Great Performances Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2014 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! featuring an evening of classic jazz standards in both vocal duets and soloperformances will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, tonight, October 24 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS....
PAVAROTTI: A VOICE FOR THE AGES Airs Tonight on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2013 Like Enrico Caruso before him, Luciano Pavarotti extended his presence far beyond the limits of Italian opera. Quickly establishing his trademark rich sound as the great male operatic voice of the 20th century, he expanded his reach to stadium concerts and pop collaborations which brought him fame b...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Andrew Lloyd Webber's Worldwide Phenomenon CATS Returns to Great Performances, 11/21
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2014 The special encore presentation will air Friday, November 21 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival. Get a sneak peek below!...
Julie Andrews Returns as Host of PBS's FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION 2014 Today
by TV News Desk - January 01, 2014 Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the fifth time to host the festive annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Daniel Barenboim from Vienna's Musikverein....
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett Reveal Full Set List for CHEEK TO CHEEK LIVE! on PBS
by Tyler Peterson - October 08, 2014 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! - an evening of classic jazz standards in both vocal duets and solo performances - will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, October 24 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS. (Check local listings.)...
PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET to Feature 'La Cenerentola', 9/7
by Caryn Robbins - August 20, 2014 Joyce DiDonato sings the title role in Rossini's Cinderella story, La Cenerentola, with bel canto master Juan Diego Florez as her dashing prince....
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! Set for THIRTEEN's Great Performances Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2014 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! featuring an evening of classic jazz standards in both vocal duets and soloperformances will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, tonight, October 24 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS....
DVR Alert: Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS Screens Tonight as Part of PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES
by TV News Desk - November 21, 2014 Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, the second longest-running Broadway musical (only surpassed by Lloyd Webber's own 'The Phantom of the Opera'), and fourth longest-running West End musical, returns in high definition and digital sound to GREAT PERFORMANCES where it had its 1998 world television premiere. ...
VIDEO: First Look - THIRTEEN's Great Performances' STING: THE LAST SHIP, Airing 2/19
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2013 Sting: The Last Ship will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, February 21 at 9 p.m., ET on PBS (check local listings) and features the 16-time Grammy Award-winning musician performing songs from his new album, The Last Ship...
Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY to Air on PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES, 4/25
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2014 Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty sees the popular choreographer return to the music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of the composer's ballet masterworks that started in 1992 with Nutcracker! and, most famously, in 1995, with the international hit Swan Lake. The ballet, on THIRTEEN's...
Julie Andrews to Host of GREAT PERFORMANCES 'Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2015'
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2014 Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the sixth time to host the festive annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Zubin Mehta, from Vienna's Musikverein....
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2014 Airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2014 Led for the first time by a guest conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for their 11th open-air concert in the magnificent gardens of Austria's Imperial Schnbrunn Palace...
VIDEO: First Look - THIRTEEN's Great Performances' STING: THE LAST SHIP, Airing 2/19
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2013 Sting: The Last Ship will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, February 21 at 9 p.m., ET on PBS (check local listings) and features the 16-time Grammy Award-winning musician performing songs from his new album, The Last Ship...
Matthew Bourne's Re-Imagining of Ballet Classic SLEEPING BEAUTY to Air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 4/25
by Caryn Robbins - March 28, 2014 The ballet, on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, airs Friday, April 25 at 9 p.m. on PBS....
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2014 Airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 8/22
by Caryn Robbins - July 17, 2014 Led for the first time by a guest conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for their 11th open-air concert in the magnificent gardens of Austria's Imperial Schnbrunn Palace...
Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS to Screen as Part of PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Next Month
by TV News Desk - October 15, 2014 Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, the second longest-running Broadway musical (only surpassed by Lloyd Webber's own 'The Phantom of the Opera'), and fourth longest-running West End musical, returns in high definition and digital sound to Great Performances where it had its 1998 world television premiere. ...
Thirteen's GREAT PERFORMANCES to Present Rejoice with Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, 8/28
by Caryn Robbins - August 06, 2014 Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman and renowned cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot join forces for a musical exploration of liturgical and traditional works in new arrangements for both chamber orchestra and klezmer settings on THIRTEEN's Great Performances...
'Rejoice With Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot' Airs Tonight on PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES
by TV News Desk - August 28, 2014 Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman and renowned cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot join forces for a musical exploration of liturgical and traditional works in new arrangements for both chamber orchestra and klezmer settings on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, airing tonight, August 28 at 9 p.m. on PBS. (Ch...
Borodin's Historic Russian Epic PRINCE IGOR on 'Great Performances at the Met' on PBS, 6/22
by Courtnie Mele - June 18, 2014 Borodin's operatic masterpiece Prince Igor, which had its first Met performances since 1917 earlier this year, will be broadcast on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, June 22 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 p.m.)...
Shostakovich's THE NOSE Set for PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET, 2/23
by Tyler Peterson - January 30, 2014 William Kentridge's dazzlingly innovative production of Shostakovich's shocking, unconventional opera about a beleaguered Russian official and his runaway nose airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 23 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the prog...
James Levine Conducts Richard Eyre's New Production of 'Le Nozze di Figaro' on Great Performances at the Met, 1/16
by Christina Mancuso - December 24, 2014 NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Mozart's elegant masterpiece of marital discord, Le Nozze di Figaro, conducted by Met Music Director James Levine and staged by Richard Eyre, is the season premiere of Great Performances at the Met Friday, January 16 at 9 p.m. on PBS....
Shostakovich's THE NOSE Set for PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET, 2/23
by Tyler Peterson - January 30, 2014 William Kentridge's dazzlingly innovative production of Shostakovich's shocking, unconventional opera about a beleaguered Russian official and his runaway nose airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 23 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the prog... |
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