Season 40
18 episodes · Sep 7, 2012
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S40E1Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
Sep 7, 2012Paul McCartney’s Live Kisses captures the magical night of February 9 in the City of Angels when Paul McCartney decided to bring Kisses On The Bottom, his newly released collection of pop standards and two originals, to life.
S40E2Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby
Nov 26, 2012Grammy Award®-winning, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart, hosts his first holiday special featuring Mary J. Blige, Cee-Lo Green, and Chris Botti.
S40E3Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Dec 14, 2012Magical Mystery Tour was chock-full of thinly veiled references to psychedelia, anarchy and fantasy, all in the setting of a traditional British sightseeing bus outing to the seaside. The story behind the Beatles film – Magical Mystery Tour – is revealed on Magical Mystery Tour Revisited.
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From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2013
Jan 1, 2013We continue the cherished tradition of ringing in the New Year with special host Julie Andrews and the Vienna Philharmonic at the opulent Musikverein, under the baton of guest conductor Franz Welser-Möst and featuring everyone’s favorite Strauss Family waltzes accompanied by the beautiful dancing of the Vienna City Ballet.
S40E5Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Jan 1, 2013This film explores the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. Featuring interviews and conversations with some of the greatest composers and writers of the Broadway stage.
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Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies
Jan 4, 2013An epic journey following Paul Simon back to South Africa, where, decades earlier, he created his seminal album Graceland. The film includes revealing interviews with Simon and such musical legends as Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney and David Byrne.
S40E7Great Performances at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore
Jan 18, 2013Star soprano Anna Netrebko takes center stage as Adina, the irresistible heroine of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love).
S40E8Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest
Mar 17, 2013The Tempest, Robert Lepage’s Staging of the English-language Opera Based on Shakespeare’s Final Play.
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Great Performances at the Met: La Clemenza di Tito
Apr 14, 2013La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart’s final opera seria, with Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, and Giuseppe Filianoti airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, April 14 at 12 noon on PBS.
S40E10Great Performances at the Met: Un Ballo in Maschera
May 5, 2013The Met’s new production of Un Ballo in Maschera, Verdi's classic drama of political intrigue and thwarted romance.
S40E11Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto
May 17, 2013Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) makes his Met debut with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. The new staging moves the opera’s tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960.
S40E12Great Performances at the Met: Aida
Jun 9, 2013One of the most popular and beloved operas of all time, Aida, in a spectacular staging that captures the grandeur of Ancient Egypt.
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Great Performances at the Met: Les Troyens
Jun 30, 2013Fabio Luisi conducts the five-act tragedy, which stars Deborah Voigt as Cassandra, Susan Graham as Dido, and Bryan Hymel as Aeneas.
S40E14Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still
Jul 26, 2013Directed by veteran documentary filmmaker Ron Honsa, "Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still" reveals the passion, discipline, and daring of those who choose a life in dance. Performances filmed live at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, interviews with extraordinary artists, rare archival footage, and behind the scenes insights bring dance to life.
S40E15Great Performances at the Met: Parsifal
Jul 28, 2013Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in The Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Parsifal"
S40E16Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2013
Aug 2, 2013The works of Wagner and Verdi are featured in the beloved concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens.
S40E17Great Performances at the Met: Francesca di Rimini
Aug 18, 2013Eva-Maria Westbroek and Marcello Giordani star in Zandonai’s masterpiece Francesca da Rimini, the classic tale of doomed love,based on an episode from Dante’s Inferno.
S40E18Great Performances at the Met: Giulio Cesare
Sep 1, 2013David Daniels and Natalie Dessay star in David McVicar‘s innovative production of Handel’s most popular opera.