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ZooNation Dance Performance to Sting's "Message In A Bottle"

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Stuck in a detention center, siblings Leto, Mati and Tana protest their situation, calling on other refugees to join them in this dance-theater show set to the iconic music of Sting and choreographed by Kate Prince.

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Kate Prince's ZooNation Performs to Fields of Gold by Sting

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Set to the music of Sting with choreography by Kate Prince, a family celebrates the marriage of their eldest son in "Message In A Bottle."

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Sting on "Message In A Bottle"

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Sting discusses the core messages behind "Message in a Bottle," a new dance program set to some of his most iconic songs, with choreography by Kate Prince.

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New York City Ballet in Madrid Preview

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Captured in peak performance at Madrid’s Teatro Real, New York City Ballet performs two masterpieces choreographed by NYCB co-founder and original Artistic Director George Balanchine, “Serenade” and “Square Dance" as well as a piece by current resident choreographer Justin Peck.

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"The Times Are Racing" by Justin Peck

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The company of New York City Ballet perform "The Times Are Racing," a modern piece choreographed by Justin Peck.

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"Square Dance" by George Balanchine

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The company of New York City Ballet perform "Square Dance," choreographed by George Balanchine.

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Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni Preview

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Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann also makes her Met debut, conducting the cast led by baritone Peter Mattei in the title role alongside bass-baritone Adam Plachetka as Leporello.

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Don Giovanni, a cenar teco

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Don Giovanni (Peter Mattei), Leporello (Adam Plachetka), and the Commendatore (Alexander Tsymbalyuk) perform an excerpt from the Act II aria "Don Giovanni, a cenar teco."

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Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier Preview

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Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal.

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Der Rosenkavalier Final Trio

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Lise Davidsen, Erin Morley, and Samantha Hankey, as the Marschallin, Sophie, and Octavian, sing an excerpt from the Act III trio.

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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023 Preview

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Great Performances presents the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer night concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens. Focusing on musical works from French Romanticism to Impressionism, the orchestra is led for the first time by Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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Lili Boulanger's “Of A Spring Morning”

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The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs a section of Lili Boulanger's "Of A Spring Morning."

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Elīna Garanča Sings the Habanera from Bizet's "Carmen"

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Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča sings the habanera from Georges Bizet's "Carmen" with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Janai Brugger Performs Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish"

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Soprano Janai Brugger performs a section of Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish" with the Chicago Symphony Chorus.

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Jaye Ladymore Performs Bernstein's "Kaddish"

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Actor Jaye Ladymore and the children's choir Uniting Voices perform a section of Bernstein's "Kaddish."

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Marin Alsop on Bernstein's "Kaddish"

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Conductor Marin Alsop and actor Jaye Ladymore discuss the history behind Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish."

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Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony Preview

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Performed from Highland Park’s Ravinia Festival, Great Performances presents legendary composer Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony featuring the talent of Uniting Voices (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir), Chicago Symphony Chorus and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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Michael Volle as Falstaff at the Met

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Michael Volle (Falstaff), Chauncey Packer (Bardolfo) and Richard Bernstein (Pistola) perform an excerpt of “Sei polli, sei scellini.”

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Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff Preview

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Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s staging, with baritone Michael Volle performing in his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff, tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance.

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Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin Preview

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Tenor Piotr Beczała leads the cast in the title role of the mysterious swan knight, with soprano Tamara Wilson as the virtuous duchess Elsa, falsely accused of murder, and soprano Christine Goerke as the cunning sorceress Ortrud. Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin is Ortrud’s power-hungry husband, Telramund, and bass Günther Groissböck is King Heinrich.