Birgit's Vocal Technique
Watch as German operatic tenor Jonas Kaufmann explains why Birgit Nilsson was "an unbelievable force of nature" while English-Italian conductor Antonio Pappano breaks down her 1969 performance of "Turandot."
Andrea Bocelli @ 60
Celebrate the world-renowned tenor with a concert spotlighting his popular music and opera repertoire including the duet “Fall on Me” performed with his son Matteo along with songs from his new album “Si.”
Fall on Me (Live) - Andrea Bocelli and Matteo Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo perform "Fall on Me" Live in the Italian coastal town of Porto Venere
"Big Yellow Taxi” - Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
Stars Brandi Carlile; Glen Hansard; Emmylou Harris; Norah Jones; Chaka Khan; Diana Krall; Kris Kristofferson; Los Lobos with La Marisoul, Cesar Castro and Xochi Flores; Graham Nash; Seal; James Taylor; and Rufus Wainwright perform Joni Mitchell’s hit "Big Yellow Taxi" celebrating her 75th birthday celebration.
Act II Duet
Minnie (Eva-Maria Westbroek) and Dick Johnson (Jonas Kaufmann) sing an excerpt from the Act II duet in which they profess their love for one another.
La Fanciulla del West Preview
Watch Puccini’s blazing love story set in the Wild West, based on David Belasco’s play “The Girl of the Golden West,” starring Eva-Maria Westbroek and Jonas Kaufmann. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Shirley MacLaine's Acceptance Speech
Shirley MacLaine accepts her Career Achievement Honor for her remarkable career comprising more than 50 feature films highlighted by an Academy Award® win and six nominations, seven Golden Globe® Awards — including the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement — and six Emmy® Award nominations.
Glenn Close Accepts the Award for Best Actress
Glenn Close said she felt like she was standing on the shoulders of many women — including her mother and two grandmothers — as she accepted the Best Actress award presented by Michael Douglas.
Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP The Magazine Preview
The AARP Movies for Grownups multimedia franchise was established in 2002 to celebrate and encourage filmmaking with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind—and recognize the inspiring artists who make them.
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration Preview
The songs of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell’s are among the most sublime musical landscapes of human emotion ever created. Mitchell’s unique musical and lyrical gifts are an unprecedented marriage of intimacy and universality, creating a sound that is incomparable, yet relatable to all.
"Goodbye Mary Holland"
In this excerpt from Act 1, Marnie (Isabel Leonard) conspires on her next move and her new personality.
"I see Forio"
Isabel Leonard sings the title character’s Act II aria in which she proclaims her love for Forio.
Marnie Preview
Watch composer Nico Muhly’s reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel about a beautiful, mysterious woman who assumes multiple identities. Starring Isabel Leonard in the title role alongside Christopher Maltman as Mark Rutland. Robert Spano conducts.
"Do you believe him?"
Sister James and Sister Aloysius come head-to-head when Sister Aloysius expresses her initial concern over the behavior of Father Flynn in this new opera based on John Patrick Shanley’s acclaimed 2005 Broadway play, later adapted into an Academy Award-nominated 2008 film.
Doubt from the Minnesota Opera Preview
Watch an adaptation of John Patrick Shanley’s hit 2005 Broadway play and the 2008 film about suspicion leading to a battle of wills at a Bronx Catholic school. Starring Christine Brewer, Adriana Zabala, Matthew Worth and Denyce Graves.
Aida Preview
Watch Verdi’s grand opera featuring his most celebrated arias. Starring vocal powerhouses Anna Netrebko in the title role and Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris as they go toe to toe in this love story set in ancient Egypt. Nicola Luisotti conducts.
"O patria mia"
Anna Netrebko sings the title character’s Act III aria in which she waits outside the Temple of Isis to meet with Radamès.
"Cet asile" Excerpt
Eurydice (Andriana Chuchman) sings about the happiness she's found in the eternal bliss of Elysium - a section of underworld reserved for the righteous, and the heroic.
Orphée et Eurydice from Lyric Opera of Chicago Preview
Experience Christoph Willibald Gluck’s enduringly popular French-language opera based on the famous Greek myth. From Lyric Opera of Chicago in collaboration with The Joffrey Ballet. Starring Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman and Lauren Snouffer.
In Memoriam: Carol Channing
Great Performances mourns the passing of Broadway legend Carol Channing, whose memorable appearances on the series included Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne in 1987 and “Jerry Herman’s Broadway at the Bowl” 1994.
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