The Cast of Merry Wives Share Their Favorite Lines
The cast and creative team of Great Performances: Merry Wives share their favorite lines from the production.
The Merry Wives' Revenge on Falstaff
Madame Ford (Susan Kelechi Watson) and Madam Page (Pascale Armand) trick Falstaff (Jacob Ming-Trent) into thinking that he is about to be discovered by Mr. Ford. Meanwhile, Mr. Ford, thinking his wife has been unfaithful, arrives with his friends to try and catch her in the act.
Falstaff's Plan and Pistol's Revenge
Falstaff (Jacob Ming-Trent) tells Pistol (Joshua Echebiri) about his plan to woo Madam Ford and Madam Page by sending them identical love letters. Pistol, feeling long overlooked by Falstaff, sees his opportunity to enact his revenge.
Sutton Foster and Robert Lindsay perform "Friendship"
Watch as Sutton Foster (as Reno Sweeney) and Robert Lindsay (as Moonface Martin) perform the song "Friendship" from Cole Porter's "Anything Goes."
Broadway's Best Preview 2022
Preview this season of Broadway's Best, featuring "Anything Goes," "Merry Wives," and "Keeping Company with Sondheim."
Sutton Foster and Kathleen Marshall on "Anything Goes"
Listen to star Sutton Foster and director Kathleen Marshall discuss what it took to revive "Anything Goes."
Anything Goes Preview
Enjoy this London production of Cole Porter’s classic musical led by Sutton Foster who reprises her Tony-winning role as Reno Sweeney directed by Kathleen Marshall with favorite songs like “I Get A Kick Out of You” and “You’re the Top.”
"Blow, Gabriel, Blow" from "Anything Goes"
Sutton Foster and the cast of "Anything Goes" performs the Cole Porter classic, "Blow, Gabriel, Blow."
Sutton Foster Performs "Anything Goes"
Watch Sutton Foster and the cast of Anything Goes perform the show-stopping Act 1 finale.
Great Performances at the Met: Cinderella Preview
Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard stars as the rags-to-riches princess in Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s “Cendrillon.” Featuring an all-new English translation by Kelley Rourke and conducted by Maestro Emmanuel Villaume, the cast also includes mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as Cinderella’s Prince Charming, soprano Jessica Pratt as her Fairy Godmother, and more.
You Are My Charming Prince from "Cinderella"
Mezzo-Sopranos Isabel Leonard and Emily D'Angelo perform as Cinderella and Prince Charming in the Metropolitan Opera's production of "Cinderella." In this aria, the Prince and Cinderella profess their love for one another, only to be torn apart when the clock strikes midnight in this classic tale.
Now Hear This "New American Voices" Preview
Scott Yoo discovers how American composers are inspired by their immigrant roots today through two composers: Brazilian-born Sergio Assad and Indian American Reena Esmail.
Breaking Down Classical Indian Music: Raga and Tala
Composer Reena Esmail breaks down the difference between raga and tala in Indian classical music, and how their function compares to scales and rhythms in Western classical music. Host Scott Yoo then gets treated to a performance to illustrate how this works.
Samba and Brazilian Maxixe with Sergio Assad
Scott Yoo travels to Chicago to learn about the music that shaped Brazilian composer Sergio Assad. Assad explains the history of samba, and how it was musically influenced by Portugal, Africa, and Brazil.
"Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music" Preview
Scott Yoo explores the life and work of Aaron Copland, and how he created the American sound.
The Jewish Tune That Inspired Composer Aaron Copland
Host Scott Yoo and Cantor Daniel Mutlu discuss how Aaron Copland may have drawn inspiration from his Jewish roots and Cantor Mutlu performs "Mipnei Ma," the source material for Copland's "Vitebsk."
Aaron Copland's Ideas on Film Scores
Host Scott Yoo and pianist John Novacek discuss Copland's career as a film composer. Copland was a firm believer in "less is more" in terms of scoring, an idea that can be heard in scores today. To demonstrate this, Novacek and the student orchestra at the Colorado College Music festival perform Copland's "Grover's Corner" from the film "Our Town."
The Jewish Tune That Inspired Composer Aaron Copland's Piano
Host Scott Yoo and Cantor Daniel Mutlu discuss how Aaron Copland may have drawn inspiration from his Jewish roots and Cantor Mutlu performs "Mipnei Ma," the source material for Copland's "Vitebsk."
"Florence Price and the American Migration" Preview
From Little Rock to Chicago, host Scott Yoo follows the trail of the great African American composer Florence Price.
5 Facts About Florence Price
Learn five facts about American composer Florence Price. Although she won a handful of awards for her work, Price struggled to find greater success, fighting against the twin issues of racism and sexism in the classical music industry. After dozens of her manuscripts were rediscovered in 2009, Florence Price has finally started to gain the success that eluded her during her lifetime.
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