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The Israel Philharmonic, founded in 1936 to save Jewish musicians from the eminent holocaust, celebrates it's anniversary with a concert in Tel Aviv. The or... read more

Eric Clapton leads an all-star blues lineup that includes B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy; host Bill Murray.

Andrea Bocelli presents a concert from the hills of Lajatico, the rural village in Tuscany where the singer grew up. A special theater was built on the slop... read more

Renee Fleming hosts a countdown of Great Performances greatest opera moments in this special marking the 30th anniversary of Great Performances at the Met.

The L.A. Opera presents Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by composer Kurt Weill and playwright Bertolt Brecht. Considered by many to be one of the gre... read more

Great Performances returns to Vienna for the 24th consecutive year for the New Year's Celebration. Walter Cronkite hosts, and conductor Georges Prêtre leads... read more

In November 2007 several artistic venues around New York City celebrated the explosion of creativity taking place in Berlin, Germany with a 17-day "Berlin in... read more

Stephen Sondheim's musical about a man who celebrates his 35th birthday with 10 friends, who happen to be 5 couples. This 2006 Broadway revival won a Tony a... read more

In a historic visit, the New York Philharmonic became the first American artists to perform in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as Nort... read more

James Taylor performs his 2007-2008 tour, One Man Band. Taylor's greatest hit songs are interspersed with personal anecdotes and home movies.

The country singer performs songs from her 15-year career, including songs from her latest CD, Waking Up Laughing. The concert was recorded live at i wirele... read more

Stop-frame model animation, puppets, and digital photography are used to tell Sergei Prokofiev's classic tale in which orchestral instruments personify the c... read more

Engelbert Humperdinck's opera based on the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm.

Charles Gounod's opera based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Opera great Plácido Domingo takes the conductor's baton in this version.

Giuseppe Verdi's opera based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name is performed by New York's Metropolitan Opera Company.

Dance, photography and America's parks combine to present this on-location episode of Wolf Trap's acclaimed Face of America artistic adventure series. Perfo... read more

Acclaimed South African actor Antony Sher performs his own adaptation of Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz. A chemist and member of the Italian resistance ... read more

Giacomo Puccini's opera based on a French novel by Antoine François Prévost (the Abbé Prévost) telling the story of a pair of young lovers.

Benjamin Britton's opera about a man who proclaims his innocence under accusation.

Oscar nominated documentarian Allen Miller presents a portrait of Valery Gergiev, artistic director and general director of St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theat... read more

Vincenzo Bellinis opera about a sleepwalking woman forced to prove her undying love for her betrothed. "La Sonnambula" is Latin for "The Somnambulist." The o... read more

Giacomo Puccini's beloved opera tells the tale of a Japanese geisha betrayed by her American lover. This production was created by Academy Award-winning dire... read more

Renowned folk artist Pete Seeger turned 90 in May of 2009. To celebrate, more than 40 artists whose music was influenced by Seeger gathered at New York's Mad... read more

Gioachino Rossini's operatic version of the classic tale of Cinderella. Maestro Maurizio Benini conducts the Metropolitan Orchestra. Sung in Italian with Eng... read more

Many African Americans who found themselves in Europe at the end of WWI stayed there because there was less racism than in the United States. Over the next t... read more

Documentation of the life and career of Herbert von Karajan, one of the most respected conductors of the 20th centry. Karajan was director of the Berlin Phil... read more

The Vienna Philharmonic performs an outdoor concert in the historic Baroque Park overlooking the Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace. Daniel Barenboim is the orchestr... read more