An Ambiguous Key
Scott Yoo heads to Germany to cross "play the Bach partitas for solo violin" off his bucket list, and play a duet with renowned concert pianist Alice Sara Ott.
Now Hear This Series Preview
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
Now Hear This | Preview
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
Vivaldi: Something Completely Different | Preview
In the series premiere, Scott Yoo crosses Northern Italy, chasing the story of one of the most recorded pieces of music in the world, Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” and discovers how the composer merged religious melodies, opera and a new level of violin playing to launch a new era of music. On the journey, Yoo discovers a new Vivaldi work and his connection to Stradivarius.
There's nothing like a Strad
Scott Yoo honors Vivaldi by playing an excerpt from "The Four Seasons" on a $15 million Stradivari violin.
“Oh! Ne me quittez pas”
Isabel Leonard and David Portillo sing Blanche and the Chevalier de la Force’s Act II duet in which Blanche refuses to leave the convent despite the growing danger.
GP at the Met: Dialogues Des Carmélites
Watch John Dexter’s production of the Poulenc classic about the power of faith, starring Isabel Leonard as Blanche and Karita Mattila as the Prioress. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
Brünnhilde’s Battle Cry
Christine Goerke sings Brünnhilde’s Act II battle cry to Wotan (Greer Grimsley.)
Sieglinde & Siegmund
Eva-Maria Westbroek, as Sieglinde, sings of her love for her brother, Siegmund (Stuart Skelton) in an excerpt from Act I.
Die Walküre Preview
Experience a Wagnerian event for the ages starring Christine Goerke as the willful warrior Brünnhilde alongside Stuart Skelton, Eva-Maria Westbroek and Greer Grimsley. Philippe Jordan conducts.
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2019 Preview
Enjoy the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic’s annual concert from Schönbrunn Palace with guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel and famed pianist Yuja Wang playing works including Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a lively performance of John Philip Sousa's American classic "The Stars and Stripes Forever" at Schönbrunn Palace.
“Il faut partir” Excerpt
Pretty Yende sings Marie’s Act I aria in which she bids farewell to her beloved regiment and Tonio to go off with her aunt and learn to be a proper lady.
La Fille du Régiment Preview
Watch Donizetti’s romantic comedy about a budding military relationship starring Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena in a feast of bel canto vocal fireworks. Special guest Kathleen Turner makes her Met debut. Enrique Mazzola conducts.
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
Clémentine Margaine sings Carmen's Habanera which serves as the entrance aria of the title character in Act I.
GP at the Met: Carmen Preview
Watch Sir Richard Eyre’s production of Bizet’s masterpiece starring Clémentine Margaine reprising her role as opera’s ultimate seductress alongside Roberto Alagna as her impassioned lover Don José. Louis Langréeconducts.
Adriana Lecouvreur Preview
Watch Cilea’s classic opera starring Anna Netrebko in the title role of the real-life French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on-and offstage passion, with Piotr Beczała as her lover, Maurizio.
"Sempre Libera" - Excerpt
Diana Damrau sings an excerpt of "Sempre Libera" from Act 1 of La Traviata.
"Libiamo ne' lieti calici" - Excerpt
Watch this lively excerpt of "Libiamo ne' lieti calici," one of the best-known melodies in opera, sung by Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez.
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