The Chris Botti Band in Concert
With this new special, Great Performances puts the spotlight on Botti and his band, capturing one of today’s leading jazz trumpeters at his peak.
Excerpt from “Stridono lassù”
Internationally acclaimed soprano Anna Netrebko sings a portion of “Stridono lassù,” the stirring aria from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2018
Enjoy the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic’s annual open-air concert from Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace, featuring conductor Valery Gergiev and internationally acclaimed soprano Anna Netrebko as a guest soloist.
"Tu puniscimi, o Signore"
Sonya Yoncheva sings the title character’s Act II aria, in which she laments Wurm's request that she declares her love for him to win her father's freedom.
GP at the Met: Luisa Miller Official Trailer
Experience Verdi’s heart-wrenching opera with Plácido Domingo as Miller, and Sonya Yoncheva in the title role opposite tenor Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo. Conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Anthony Roth Costanzo hosts.
“Quando le sere al placido”
Upon reading Luisa's letter, Rodolfo, played by Piotr Beczała, recalls the happier times he shared with his love.
"Sweet Home Chicago"
In the lively finale of Chicago Voices, the cast of performers, including Jessie Mueller, Kurt Elling, Michelle Williams, Matthew Polenzani, Renee Fleming and Shemekia Copeland, join together to sing a windy city favorite.
Chicago Voices Trailer
Celebrate Chicago’s vibrant music culture with performances by Renée Fleming, Broadway’s Jessie Mueller, rap artist Lupe Fiasco, folk legend John Prine, pop and gospel singer Michelle Williams and more.
GP at the Met: Così fan tutte - Official Trailer
Enjoy a new production of Mozart’s comedy of the sexes set in 1950s Coney Island. Stars Kelli O’Hara, Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, Ben Bliss, Adam Plachetka and Christopher Maltman. David Robertson conducts.
In uomini, in soldati
Kelli O’Hara sings Despina’s Act I aria, in which she advises Dorabella and Fiordiligi to take new lovers while their betrothed are away.
“Soave sia il vento”
As the boat sails off to sea with Ferrando and Guglielmo aboard, Alfonso and the sisters wish them safe travel in this Act 1 trio sung by Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, and Christopher Maltman.
“Donne mie, la fate a tanti”
In Guglielmo’s Act II aria, sung by Adam Plachetka, he sympathizes with Ferrando who has just learned his betrothed Dorabella didn't resist strongly to Guglielmo's attempts to woo her in disguise.
E se ancor libero
Javier Camarena sings an excerpt from Idreno’s Act I aria in which he expresses his love and desire for the beautiful Azema.
Semiramide - Trailer
Experience Rossini’s masterpiece starring Angela Meade as Queen Semiramide and Elizabeth DeShong as Arsace, the Queen’s fiancé and her own son. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov and Ryan Speedo Green complete the cast. Maurizio Benini conducts.
Bel raggio lusinghier
Angela Meade sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act I aria, in which she proclaims her love for Arsace, whom she thinks loves her in return.
Behind the Scenes with Composer Peter Boyer
In this behind-the-scenes clip, Peter Boyer gives insight into how the orchestration, dramatic readings and historic visuals work in tandem to make his Grammy-nominated composition "Ellis Island: The Dream of America," a moving musical experience.
The story of an immigrant child's journey to Ellis Island
In this excerpt, Camryn Manheim performs the words of 10-year-old Russian immigrant Katherine Beychok, who traveled to America in 1910 and wrote about her experience seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time.
Excerpt from composer Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream
Using historic Ellis Island images, this Grammy-nominated score by Peter Boyer and performed by Pacific Symphony celebrates the American immigrant experience.
Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony
THIRTEEN’s Great Performances and Pacific Symphony, led by music director Carl St.Clair, pay tribute to America’s history with a performance of composer Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” a Grammy-nominated contemporary classical work celebrating the historic American immigrant experience.
"Vissi d'arte" from Puccini's Tosca
Sonya Yoncheva sings the title character’s Act II aria, as she thinks of her lover and their fate.
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