Episode 1
Aired Oct 27, 2023
New York City Ballet in Madrid
The New York City Ballet performs at Madrid's Teatro Real; works include "Serenade" and "Square Dance" by George Balanchine and "The Times Are Racing" by choreographer Justin Peck.
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Episode 1
Aired Sep 16, 2022
Black Lucy and the Bard
A dance drama featuring the Nashville Ballet reframes the mysterious love life of William Shakespeare through the perspective of the "Dark Lady" for whom many of his sonnets were written.
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Episode 2
Aired Nov 3, 2023
Message in a Bottle
Kate Prince's dance and theater show set to the songs of Sting tells the story of a migrant family and features a mix of dance styles.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 23, 2022
Intimate Apparel
An opera adaptation of playwright Lynn Nottage's play which tells the story of Esther, an unmarried and lonely Black woman in 1905 New York.
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 4, 2022
NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall
The New York Philharmonic celebrates the reopening of Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall with a performance of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 17, 2023
Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost; how New York's Public Theater presents Shakespeare's work.
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Episode 4
Aired Nov 25, 2022
Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show
Baritone Josh Groban performs songs spanning various musical genres with guests Cyndi Lauper, Denée Benton, Tiler Peck and more.
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Episode 5
Aired Jan 1, 2023
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2023
The Vienna Philharmonic rings in the New Year with Strauss Family waltzes accompanied by the Vienna State Ballet; host Hugh Bonneville.
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Episode 6
Aired Feb 17, 2023
Movies for Grownups Awards With AARP the Magazine
Honoring the best films and performances of 2022 that resonate with older viewers; Jamie Lee Curtis receives the Career Achievement Award.
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Episode 7
Aired Feb 24, 2023
The Magic of Spirituals
The behind-the-scenes story of Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman's concert of spirituals at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990.
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Episode 8
Aired Mar 13, 2023
Remember This
David Strathairn portrays World War II Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust witness Jan Karski.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 7, 2023
Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango
Exploring the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 14, 2023
Now Hear This: Schumann: Genius and Madness
Visiting Scotland, Germany and France to investigate the connection between Robert Schumann's bipolar disorder and his creative genius.
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Episode 11
Aired Apr 21, 2023
Now Hear This: Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound
Japanese American composer Andy Akiho creates music using found instruments; developing a music video.
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Episode 12
Aired Apr 28, 2023
Now Hear This: Albeniz: Portraits of Spain
A look at the musical inspirations that Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with Scottish guitarist David Russell, along with musicians from Albéniz's birthplace in the Pyrenees mountains.
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Episode 13
Aired May 12, 2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
A revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973-2023 from Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater; host Sutton Foster.
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Episode 14
Aired May 19, 2023
Richard III
A performance of "Richard III" from the Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park features Danai Gurira in the title role; filmed at Central Park's Delacorte Theater.
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Episode 15
Aired Aug 21, 2023
Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony
Marin Alsop conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish" Symphony at the Ravinia Festival, featuring soprano Janai Brugger and the Chicago Children's Choir; narrator Jaye Ladymore.
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Episode 16
Aired Aug 25, 2023
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023
The Vienna Philharmonic performs an open-air concert at the Imperial Schonbrunn Palace, featuring mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca.
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