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- 1971– TV-G9.4 (19)TV EpisodeA concert version of the popular radio program.
- Two identical twins and their two servants (also identical twins) are separated in a ship-wreck. When, years later, they all show up in the same town, mistaken identities abound.
- The story of the fall and redemption of Jean Valjean, arrested for stealing some bread for his starving family. In prison he's constantly bothered by the hard-nosed lawman Javert. Valjean is paroled, but runs away and becomes the mayor of a small town. He meets a dying woman named Fantine and swears to raise her daughter. Javert catches up to him, but Valjean escapes. The daughter, Cosette, grows up and falls in love with Marius, a student. An ill-fated, student-led revolution makes the mother of all climaxes for this beauty of a production. And the end with the 50 or so Valjeans is pretty impressive!
- 1971– TV-G9.2 (28)TV Episode
- The juggler-dancer manipulates objects such as rings, balls and torches. He is seen in rehearsal, discussing his props, and at home.
- 1971– TV-G9.2 (14)TV EpisodeRenée Fleming: Sacred Songs and Carols.
- A stage production of the classic musical, videotaped in front of a live audience at the Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey.
- 1971– 2h 44mTV-G9.1 (71)TV EpisodeThe Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past.
- Nostalgic concert of their signature songs dating back to the group's early days in Greenwich Village.
- 1971– 1h 56mTV-G9.1 (52)TV EpisodeThe Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century.
- 1971– TV-G9.1 (15)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G9.1 (19)TV EpisodePopular song stylists salute Miss Fitzgerald during the 90th anniversary of her birth.
- A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of actor/director Laurence Olivier.
- The jazz great is remembered with a documentary that includes concert footage.
- Documentary explores the creation of the musical play Ragtime, based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow.
- General Radames doubts between his love for slave Aida and loyalty to Pharaoh.
- 1971– 1h 50mTV-G9.0 (78)TV EpisodeWidely-acclaimed contemporary classical singer Josh Groban performs for a full house at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre.
- 1971– 1h 28mNot Rated9.0 (15)TV EpisodeAn American documentary that provides a thorough history of gospel music through archival footage of legendary gospel singers, from soulful concerts to the spiritual musicals.
- A documentary detailing the history of Gershwin's opera and DuBose Heyward's original novel "Porgy", and the impact it has had on its casts and audiences as well as U.S. black culture in general, with rare archival footage of the 1952 world tour, and clips from the 1993 television production.
- The following are the performances/segments that were selected from the complete show so as to fit within PBS's two-hour program slot minus the requisite membership pledge drive breaks. (An extra hour's worth of music was edited out and the program order has been changed.) 1) tennis legend Andre Agassi introduces the (hit) man of the hour, David Foster 2) Love Theme from "St. Elmo's Fire (1985)" - Kenny G 3) St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) - Michael Johns ("American Idol (2002)" Season 7/2008 finalist) 4) Hard To Say I'm Sorry/You're The Inspiration/Glory Of Love (from "The Karate Kid Part II (1986)") - Peter Cetera 5) video message from Barbra Streisand 6) Somewhere - Katharine McPhee ("American Idol (2002)" Season 5/2006 runner-up) BREAK #1: behind the scenes interview with David Foster et al 7) Because You Loved Me - Céline Dion 8) Feeling Good - Michael Bublé 9) Home - Michael Bublé & Blake Shelton 10) video message from Kevin Costner on Whitney Houston & "The Bodyguard (1992)" 11) I Have Nothing/I Will Always Love You - Charice (aka Jake Zyrus), the 16-year-old singing sensation from the Philippines BREAK #2: behind the scenes interviews with Charice, Kenny G, Katharine McPhee, Michael Buble and Andre Agassi (and David Foster, of course) 12) Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn 13) video clip of "Urban Cowboy (1980)" 14) Love Look What You've Done - Boz Scaggs 15) Amapola - Andrea Bocelli 16) The Prayer - Katharine McPhee & Andrea Bocelli BREAK #3: behind the scenes video message from Cheryl Lynn, and interviews with Boz Scaggs and Andrea Bocelli (and David Foster, of course) 17) Asturias - pianist William Joseph 18) After The Love Has Gone - Brian McKnight 19) I Swear - Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds and brother Kevon Edmonds 20) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Josh Groban & Brian McKnight 21) You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban FINAL BREAK: behind the scenes video message from Josh Groban and interviews with "Great Performances (1971)" producer David Horn (and David Foster, of course!) 22) credits roll during the curtain call to the tune of "Got To Be Real"
- Re-creation of the Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's 1920 comedy of manners.The troubles of England are parallel with the domestic troubles of Captain Shotover's household.
- 1971– 2h 53mTV-G8.8 (133)TV EpisodeThe Great American Family at its worst. James Tyrone is an aging actor and skinflint whose miserliness has been the ruin of his family. His wife, Mary, has been a morphine addict since the birth of their youngest son, Edmund. Their eldest son, Jamie is an alcoholic, unable an unwilling to find work on his own, he has been 'forced' to take up his father's profession. Edmund, who has been away as a sailor has returned home sick and awaits the doctor's diagnosis of consumption. Each of them is so self-centered, and self-pitying, that they cannot help one-another. None of them even know what they want and they can't bear it.
- Fictionalized biography of Sarah Bernhard.
- 1971– TV-G8.8 (23)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.8 (37)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.8 (18)TV EpisodeHayley Westenra: Live from New Zealand.
- A theatrical biography features Holland Taylor as Ann Richards, who served as governor of Texas from 1991-1995.
- 1971– 1h 23mTV-G8.8 (19)TV Episode
- A collective journey from synagogue choirs to Harlem hot spots, from Yiddish theater to musical extravaganza, from klezmer to ragtime, from symphonic jazz to swing. All the way from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood - FROM SHTETL TO SWING recounts the ebullient story of a musical metamorphosis born in darkest Russia.
- 1971– TV-G8.8 (35)TV EpisodeLive concert performance by Andrea Bocelli and David Foster at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood CA, with special guests including Natalie Cole, Reba McEntire, The Muppets, Mary J. Blige, and Katherine Jenkins.
- An opera based on Henry James's famous story about an adventurer in Venice trying to get hold of the secret letters of a famous, long-dead poet.
- 1971– X8.8 (90)TV Episode
- Sting celebrates the season of winter with classic songs, and a few of his own.
- 1971– TV-G8.8 (9)TV EpisodeThe Vienna Philharmonic's annual summer night concert featuring cellist Gautier Capucon at Austria's Schonbrunn Palace.
- King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
- A musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy, "Twelfth Night," was performed on stage with a new adaptation and twist on the play itself.
- A concert version of the 1944 Broadway musical with librettist and lyricist Betty Comden and Adolph Green narrating on stage. Story concerns three American sailors on a 24-hour shore leave in New York City during World War II.
- 1971– 1h 25mTV-G8.7 (122)TV Episode
- 1971– 1h 25mTV-G8.7 (75)TV Episode
- After nearly four decades of not playing together, Cream reunited in May 2005 in London to play at Royal Albert Hall. This DVD highlights the four nights Cream mesmerized audiences at that venue. Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce perform the classics - I'm So Glad, Spoonful, Outside Woman Blues, Badge, Sweet Wine, Rollin' and Tumblin', Born Under a Bad Sign, We're Going Wrong, White Room, Toad, Sunshine of Your Love, Crossroads and others. Includes interviews with the three legendary rockers.
- A celebration of singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's work features performances by James Taylor, Graham Nash, Chaka Khan, Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Seal and Rufus Wainwright.
- 1971– 1h 26mTV-G8.7 (33)TV Episode
- From The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon featuring Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood ("Slave Play") in the title role and Solea Pfeiffer as Ophelia ("Hadestown").
- 1971– 1h 31mTV-G8.6 (187)TV Episode
- 1971– 1h 54mTV-G8.6 (84)TV EpisodeIn 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
- 1971– TV-G8.6 (25)TV Episode
- 1971– Not Rated8.6 (80)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.6 (17)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.6 (14)TV Episode
- 1971– 2h 12mNot Rated8.6 (514)TV EpisodeCentering on Bobby, a confirmed bachelor celebrating his 35th birthday with his 10 closest friends (who also happen to be five couples), "Company" culminates in Bobby's transformation from unattached swinger to tentative monogamist.
- 1971– TV-G8.6 (71)TV EpisodeStory of the 2008 Tony-Award winning Broadway musical "In the Heights".
- 1971– 1h 6mTV-G8.6 (47)TV EpisodeJackie Evancho's Dream With Me In Concert is the perfect video companion to her chart-topping album, Dream With Me, which was produced by the legendary David Foster. David Foster has worked with the biggest names in music, including Beyoncé, Prince, Josh Groban and Celine Dion, but he admits that Jackie's talent astonished him. "Her natural ability and the depth of her understanding of the musical process left me speechless," he says. Foster has mentored Jackie and appears on Dream With Me In Concert as the show's host. The concert was recorded inside and on the grounds of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, which includes the stunning mansion Ca' d'Zan, known as the last of the Gilded Age mansions built in America. Ringling was the impresario behind the iconic Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. "This is a big, beautiful place," said Jackie after she toured the grounds. "My favorite part is the Peter Paul Rubens [art] gallery," where she performed the haunting song "Dark Waltz" accompanied only by Foster on piano and Conrad Tao on violin - and surrounded by four of Rubens' largest, and most striking, canvases.
- 1971– 1h 56mNot Rated8.6 (91)TV EpisodeJoin us for a rousing celebration of the life and work of one of Broadway's greatest legends - the one and only Stephen Sondheim.
- 1971– TV-G8.6 (17)TV EpisodeSteve Martin and Edie Brickell are a wonderful songwriting team. Martin composed the melodies and Brickell wrote the lyrics. Add the finest bluegrass band in the business, the Steep Canyon Rangers, and you have a truly Great Performance.
- 1971– 1h 25mTV-G8.5 (71)TV EpisodeHost/conductor Mauceri replicates a symphony orchestra playing to film images to produce the film's score, and talks with historians, technicians and David Raksin about the process during the 30's and 40's.
- The unhappy and unloved Prince is mocked, betrayed and rejected by everyone around him. When he decides to commit suicide by throwing himself in a lake at a city park, a beautiful Swan emerges from the water. The Prince and The Swan become close friends, but their friendship is destined to end in tragedy.
- Long-nosed Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.
- Bobby Child, scion of a New York banking family (and also a talented song-and-dance man), is sent by his mother to foreclose the Gaiety Theatre in Deadrock, Nevada. Once there, however, he falls in love with the daughter of the theatre's owner, and becomes involved in a scheme to save the day by putting on a magnificent show.
- 1971– 2h 40mNot Rated8.5 (56)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.5 (29)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.5 (24)TV Episode
- 1971– 1h 39mTV-G8.5 (104)TV EpisodeRecorded and filmed at the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, September 2006.
- 1971– TV-G8.5 (44)TV Episode
- Scott Yoo visits Germany and France to learn about Johann Sebastian Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin and also tries to solve a riddle that Bach left in his portrait.
- James Taylor: One Man Band.
- The history of the musical and its reach across time and cultures; featuring Sheldon Harnick, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Grey, Topol, Harvey Fierstein and cast members of the 2015 Broadway revival.
- Chess In Concert: Chess In Concert
- 1971– 2h 19mNot Rated8.5 (77)TV EpisodeHistory rocked and rock made history during a sold-out three-gig stand at Madison Square Garden in late February 2008 when icons Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood performed a concert together for the first time since their all-too-brief days in the legendary Blind Faith in 1969. Whether they will ever team again is unknown.
- Beethoven in Beijing spotlights the resurgence of classical music in China through the legacy of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the first American orchestra to perform in China in 1973. Following the end of China's Cultural Revolution, when Western classical music was banned in favor of politically themed works, the onset of "Beethoven fever" began. Narrated by American and Chinese musicians and historians, the film explores the impact of the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic tour on China both then and now. Renowned musicians, including Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun, Philadelphia-trained famed classical pianist Lang Lang, Philadelphia Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and more share their stories of how Beethoven's music shaped their careers as China's classical music scene boomed. Featuring archival footage and first-person recollections from American and Chinese musicians, the documentary brings the 1973 visit to life alongside a behind-the-scenes look at present-day tours capturing the dynamism of China, from its new concert halls to its tens of thousands of young musicians.
- Great Performances: The Conductor tells the story of the first female conductor of a major symphony, Marin Alsop. Documenting Alsop's journey from playing the violin as an ambitious nine-year-old who longed to conduct, to attending Juilliard, to creating her own all-female string orchestra and swing band, to ultimately becoming music director of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Despite repeated rejection from the classical music establishment that thought only males could be conductors, Alsop persevered and blazed her own trail which gained her attention as a conductor and opened new opportunities for her that led to studying with legendary composer Leonard Bernstein.
- 1971– TV-G8.5 (13)TV Episode
- 1971– 1h 22mTV-G8.5 (15)TV EpisodeLandmarks Live In Concert returns to Great Performances from the magnificent Majestic Theater in downtown San Antonio, Texas for a 25th anniversary concert of Ingénue, the critically acclaimed 1992 album by singer-songwriter k.d. lang.
- 1971– 2h 7mTV-G8.4 (481)TV EpisodeA tribute to Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber for his 50th birthday. Features selections from his most popular plays, such as CATS, Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Sunset Boulevard. It also has an appearence by his brother a world famous cellist playing a piece composed by LLoyd Webber.
- 1971– 2h 23mTV-G8.4 (16)TV Episode
- The Prince of Homburg, a general in the army of the Brandenburg Elector, sometimes has difficulty separating his dreams from reality. He falls in love with the Princess Natalia, ward of the Elector, and as a result of his infatuation does not pay close attention to the orders for the next day's battle. As a result, he precipitously engages the enemy before being ordered to do so, and thus both helps win the battle but also brings down on his own head the charge of disobedience to orders. When a court-martial orders his death, everyone involved, including the Prince himself, comes to mixed opinion about whether the sentence should be carried out.
- The complete title of this film is "Ellington-The Music Lives On." This was produced by WNET/Thirteen/Freemantel International, Inc. Director: Jerome Schnur; Executive Producer: Jac Venza; Producers: Bob Bac, Bill W. Chastain, Jr.; Associate Producer: Yvonne Smith; Writer: David Axelrod. It was originally telecast on PBS, February 27, 1984. This wonderful 90 minute film is a tribute to Duke Ellington interpreted by modern performers. Some of the highlights are Ben Harney's "Something to Live For," a couple of songs/scenes from Ellington's opera, "Queenie Pie," with Patti LaBelle and Andre De Shields, a terrific version of "Satin Doll" by Treat Williams, and Carly Simon's "I've Got it Bad and That Ain't Good." There are so many wonderful performances, Tammy Grimes, Kathleen Battle, Esther Marrow, the Boys Choir of Harlem and many more. There is documentary footage and interviews with the Duke's family, friends and fellow artists. This isn't available anywhere that I can find and it would be a blessing if anyone would make it available for purchase.
- 1971– TV-G8.4 (51)TV Episode
- Milan Records is excited to announce its release of the Lean by Jarre Director Series record, brought to you on a DualDisc. Lean By Jarre is a live performance by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performing music from some of Sir David Lean's most acclaimed films (Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Ryan's Daughter, A Passage to India), conducted by the music's composer, Maurice Jarre, The concert was recorded live at the Barbican Center in London, 1992. The DualDisc features live audio recording, the video recording of this legendary performance, as well as bonus material. This bonus material includes a Maurice Jarre interview with Christian Lauliac, audio commentary by the composer and his discography, biography and filmography.
- Part two of this tribute to the composer concludes with Hollywood, Broadway and concert music.
- 1971– 1h 30mTV-G8.4 (14)TV EpisodePart one of a two-part tribute to the composer that blends newsreel clips, home movies, stills and musical performances.
- 1971– TV-G8.4 (52)TV Episode
- Celebrating the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra's 100th birthday with the music of Ravel, Witold Lutoslawski, Stravinsky and Daníel Bjarnason, featuring conductors Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Gustavo Dudamel.
- 1971– TV-G8.4 (6)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.4 (16)TV Episode
- US TV airing of Rigoletto a Mantova (2010). Please see that title for full details.
- A dance drama featuring the Nashville Ballet reframes the mysterious love life of William Shakespeare through the perspective of the "Dark Lady" for whom many of his sonnets were written.
- 1971– TV-G8.4 (21)TV Episode
- The Prince changes places with his valet - and meets the girl of his dreams!
- In an opera version of the famous literature classic, during World War I, an airplane pilot crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert, where he has a very unusual near-death experience.
- 1971– TV-G8.3 (15)TV EpisodeMozart at 250: The Salzburg Festival Celebration.
- 1971– 4hNot Rated8.3 (112)TV EpisodeIn the spring of 2013 in New York City, Eric Clapton once again assembled an unparalleled lineup of the world's most celebrated guitarists for the fourth incarnation of his legendary Crossroads Guitar Festival. While the previous three festivals were all hosted in sprawling outdoor stadiums, Clapton took the festivities indoors for the first time this year to "quot;The World's Most Famous Arena"quot; Madison Square Garden. Now fans around the world can relive highlights from that epic, two-night display of guitar virtuosity on CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2013.
- 1971– 2h 15mTV-G8.3 (57)TV EpisodeThis production of the famous ballet has been reset to take place during the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair.
- 1971– TV-G8.3 (11)TV EpisodeThis 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.
- This documentary film tells the story of French Canadian-born conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin's rise from a child prodigy to one of the most acclaimed and sought-after music directors of his generation. In 2018, the young pianist and conductor stepped into one of the most high-profile roles in all of music: Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera. Great Performances' 'Yannick - An Artist's Journey' follows Nézet-Séguin on his journey from a 10-year-old budding conductor to the pinnacle of the opera world, capturing the creative process and what it means to refine the soul of an artist.
- 1971– TV-G8.3 (17)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-PG8.3 (113)TV EpisodeSingers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga perform a live concert at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on July 28, 2014 backed by a 39-piece orchestra conducted by Jorge Calandrelli.
- Tenor Andrea Bocelli pays tribute to songs from movies with accompaniment by David Foster.
- 1971– 1h 23mTV-G8.3 (24)TV EpisodeDirected by Lonny Price, the Great Performances retrospective celebrates the extraordinary career of producer and director Prince.
- This classic American play, performed on an almost-bare stage, is about the mundane but rather pleasant lives of the Gibbs family, the Webb family, and their neighbors in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, early in the 20th century. Act 1 presents an ordinary day in the life of the town. Act 2 carries the story forward with the courtship and marriage of George Gibbs and Emily Webb. Act 3 makes everything that has gone before seem pointless, but at the same time, ironically, it validates the earlier scenes. Emily has died while giving birth to her second child. During and after her funeral, she converses with other dead persons in the cemetery. She then gets permission to return briefly to life but finds it's not what she thought it would be. It goes too fast, and people don't have time to look at one another. "This is the way we were: in our growing up and in our marrying and in our living and in our dying." That's how the Stage Manager, an all-knowing character who serves as the narrator, sums up the play at one point. The Stage Manager knows that Our Town is about a lot more than one particular place at one particular time, and the audience soon begins to sense the mythological dimensions of Our Town.
- Musical celebration of the songs of lyricist Alan Jay Lerner.
- 1971– 2hTV-G8.2 (170)TV EpisodeA concert performance of the famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical play.
- 1971– 1hTV-G8.2 (53)TV EpisodePaul McCartney plays some songs off the album "Chaos & Creation in the Backyard" and some Beatles' songs in the famous Abbey Road Studio, at the same time demonstrating some recording techniques.
- 1971– TV-G8.2 (14)TV Episode
- 1971– 54mTV-G8.2 (22)TV Episode
- Spike and Debbie play with and appreciate a number of top a'capella singing groups.
- King Lear decides to abdicate and divide his kingdom between his three daughters.
- A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.
- 1971– TV-G8.2 (14)TV EpisodeThe Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs selections by Strauss, Wagner, Offenbach, Puccini and more from the Schonbrunn Palace Gardens; with tenor Jonas Kaufmann.
- 1971– 1h 56mNot Rated8.1 (144)TV EpisodeA man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.
- 1971– 2h 9mTV-G8.1 (153)TV EpisodeTurandot at the Forbidden City is a 1998 live production of Puccini's opera Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
- In 1905 Russia, factory tensions rise as workers demand justice against a cruel manager.
- Film of the legendary 1985 concert performance presented by the New York Philharmonic of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The plot of the musical centers around a reunion of showgirls who appeared in an annual Follies extravaganza when it was staged between the wars. Sally and Phyllis are two of these former showgirls, now middle-aged. Sally is married to Buddy, and Phyllis is married to Ben. Sally is unhappy with Buddy, and still is madly in love with Ben after a brief affair they had when they were younger. Phyllis is going to divorce Ben, so all seems right. But the reason Phyllis is divorcing Ben is because he is incapable of showing real, genuine love. Will Sally truly be happy if she leaves Buddy and marries Ben? Okay, the plot isn't much, but the songs are wonderful. The show features frequent "pastiche numbers" in which other former showgirls perform numbers in the style of the period in which this Follies was staged. These numbers, juxtaposed against the moving "book songs," make for a truly brilliant score.
- Julie Andrews reflects on her career, tells anecdotes about her British upbringing, and performs songs from her stage or screen roles in "My Fair Lady," "Camelot," "The Sound of Music" "Victor/Victoria," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," and "Mary Poppins."
- 1971– 1h 39mTV-G8.1 (211)TV EpisodeThis film presents highlights of a concert given on 28 September 1998 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Some of the ladies offer songs with which they have been closely associated over the years, while others explore the road not taken. There are also a couple of stunts: Rosie O'Donnell sneaks onto the stage and begins singing "Liza With a Z," only to be interrupted by Liza Minnelli, for whom the song was written. Later, the child actress Anna Kendrick sings "Life Upon the Wicked Stage," backed up by a chorus of cynical, strung-out Kit-Kat Girls from the 1990's revival of "Cabaret." Their fate, apparently, is what young Miss Kendrick can look forward to should she remain in her chosen profession!
- In the 50's, in Paris, the neighbors Rodolfo and Mimi meet each other when Mimi's candle blows out in a cold and dark night. They immediately fall in love for each other, in times of financial difficulties in the post-war. Rodolfo introduces Mimi to his close friends Marcello and his beloved Musetta; Colline; and Schaunard and together they have a good-time in Café Momus. Some time later, Mimi tells Marcello that she can not support the jealousy of Rodolfo any longer and when Marcello discuss with Rodolfo, Mimi overhears the real reason for the behavior of her beloved Rodolfo.
- A son is born to a young couple. The father, motivated by jealousy, takes the baby into the desert to be abandoned. The child is rescued, named Oedipus by King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth and raised as their own son. When Oedipus learns of a prophecy foretelling that he will kill his father and marry his mother, he leaves Corinth believing that Polybus and Merope are his true parents.
- A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.
- 1971– 1h 30mTV-G8.1 (68)TV EpisodeA second collection of great performances from the Tony Awards. Some of the classics of the Broadway stage have been lost to history - except for the archives of the American Theatre Wing and its collection of films of the Tony Awards ceremonies. Performances in the on-air version included "Anything Goes" from the 1987 revival of _Anything Goes_, "Bosom Buddies" from _Mame_, "I Believe in You" from the original production of _How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying_, "La Vie En Rose" from _Piaf_, "The Impossible Dream" from the original production of _Man of La Mancha_, "Take A Glass Together" from _Grand Hotel_, "That's How You Jazz" from _Jelly's Last Jam_, "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" from the 1992 revival of _Guys and Dolls_, "We Are What We Are/I Am What I Am" from _La Cage Aux Folles_, "Les Miserables Medley", "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the 1994 revival of _Carousel_ and "All I Care About" from the original production of _Chicago_.
- 1971– 1h 9mTV-G8.1 (25)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.1 (16)TV EpisodeVisits to Spain and Morocco explores the works of composer Scarlatti.
- 1971– TV-G8.1 (14)TV Episode
- Celebrities including Carol Burnett, Liza Minnelli and Dick Van Dyke provide a glimpse inside Broadway, from 1959 to the early 1980s.
- 1971– 2h 21mTV-G8.1 (34)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.1 (26)TV Episode
- 1971– 1h 51mTV-G8.0 (280)TV EpisodeA retrospective on the life and career of actor James Stewart, with clips from many of his films and interviews with people who have worked with him.
- This quintessential Chekhov drama--his first success--is both comic and tragic. A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man of the house, Konstantin (Frank Langella), an aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre.
- Videotaped before a live audience, this is the New York City Opera's production of the operetta, with, unlike the film versions, its original plot and characters.
- 1971– 55mTV-G8.0 (21)TV Episode
- A behind-the-scenes look at the cast-album recording session of the 1992 Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Frank Loesser musical.
- A behind the scenes and in-depth look at the making of John Huston's the Misfits
- 1971– 2h 30mTV-G8.0 (178)TV EpisodeA concert performance of Bernstein's famous musical.
- 1971– TV-G8.0 (16)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.0 (29)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G8.0 (13)TV EpisodeScott Yoo examines Vivaldi's masterwork 'The Four Seasons' and how it created a new era of music.
- 1971– TV-G8.0 (13)TV EpisodeHow Handel's experiences in Italy with Vivaldi, Scarlatti, and Corelli influenced his career.
- 1971– TV-G8.0 (32)TV EpisodeThe musical production of "The King and I" at Lincoln Centre, starring Kelli O'Hara as Anna and Ken Watanabe as the King of Siam.
- Classic Shakespeare romantic comedy featuring an all-black cast. Recorded live.
- 1971– 1h 30mTV-G8.0 (21)TV Episode
- Exploring how virtuosos become maestros and their guiding principles through Scott Yoo's friendships with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
- 1971– TV-G8.0 (15)TV EpisodeA live concert performance of composer Peter Boyer's Grammy-nominated work "Ellis Island: The Dream of America," with Orange County's Pacific Symphony, conducted by Carl St. Clair, and a cast of actors.
- A man remembers his exasperating, unsuccessful, unhappy father.
- 1971– 1h 55mNot Rated7.9 (85)TV EpisodeMost mid-19th-century Mississippi River boys dreamed of occupying that pinnacle of power and glamour, the pilot house of a riverboat. In a riot of local color, this film tells how, unlike many, Sam's dream comes true. A callow teenager, he talks the tough but consummate Horace Bixby into making him his apprentice on the "Paul Jones," eventually following him to the much finer "Aleck Scott." Meanwhile, he is already spinning fantastic yarns to everyone from awe-struck lads ashore, to fellow "cub pilots", to young lady passengers who catch his eye. Things temporarily take a turn for the worse when Bixby must attend a meeting and leave Sam to work under Brown, a dour tyrant with a grudge against him.
- This appearance includes a performance of Psychoderelict. In this composition a reclusive rock musician preparing a work on virtual reality is forced from retirement by means of a plot carried out by his manager and a well-known music critic.
- 1971– TV-G7.9 (24)TV EpisodeNatalie Cole's Emmy-winning concert of her GRAMMY-winning album featuring classics such as "Mona Lisa," "The Very Thought of You" and "For Sentimental Reasons". The concert also features a special performance of Nat King Cole's signature song "Unforgettable" sung as a duet by Natalie Cole and her father.
- The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 -- the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts during those years. They are presented with color-corrected footage and digitally re-mastered sound.
- A thorough look at the lifework of composer Burt Bacharach, complete with a great number of archive clips and new interviews.
- BILL IRWIN, CLOWN PRINCE is part of the Great Performances series which invites the audience into actor, director, choreographer, playwright, and clown Bill Irwin's world while he creates his very unique style of theatre. Included are many excerpts from some of his most innovative, hilarious, and thought provoking work. Heavily featured are excerpts from his season in residence at The Signature Theatre in New York City: "The Regard Evening," "The Harlequin Studies," and "Mr. Fox: A Rumination."
- 1971– TV-G7.9 (13)TV EpisodeThe Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs an open-air concert from the gardens of Austria's Imperial Schönbrunn Palace; guest soloist Yuja Wang.
- 1971– TV-G7.9 (17)TV EpisodeThe work and career of composer Joseph Haydn, who borrowed music from Scotland, Hungary and Austria to create "Emperor Quartet"; host Scott Yoo.
- Scott Yoo visits music by Mozart with Stewart Goodyear. Commentary from Julie Andrews, Walter Cronkite and Placido Domingo
- Rufus Wainwright, Thomas Hampson and Kristine Opolais are among those who offer insights and commentary about Maria Callas' 1964 performance in "Tosca" at London's Royal Opera House.
- 1971– 57mTV-G7.9 (30)TV Episode
- When Daisy Werthan, a widowed, 72-year-old Jewish woman living in mid-century Atlanta, is deemed too old to drive, her son hires Hoke Colburn, an African-American man, to serve as her chauffeur.
- 1971– TV-G7.9 (16)TV EpisodeA concert honors Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, Queen, conductor John Williams, The Meters and other recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement, Trustee and Music Educator awards.
- Filmed live at the Barbican in London, this major new 5-star production of the classic musical comedy features an all-star cast. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love - proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, a comical disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. This hilarious musical romp across the Atlantic, directed by the multi-award-winning Broadway director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall, features Cole Porter's joyful score, including "I Get A Kick Out of You", "You're the Top" and the show stopping "Anything Goes".
- In this modern adaptation of the Don Quixote theme based on a novel by Graham Greene, Quixote is an old Spanish village priest who travels through Spain with his friend, Sancho, the village's mayor and his car called Rocinante. On their way he has to master the same adventures as his ancestor.
- 1971– 2h 6mTV-G7.8 (121)TV EpisodeRichard Burton: In from the Cold.
- Norma, a Druid priestess, has broken her vow of chastity with an enemy of her people, the Roman Proconsul Pollione, who has now turned to another lover. Norma must choose between taking vengeance against her lover or atoning for her sins.
- 1971– 1h 30mTV-G7.8 (127)TV Episode
- 1971– 1h 6mTV-G7.8 (48)TV EpisodeFilmed over two years, this new documentary takes an exclusive inside look at Tony-winning director Marianne Elliott's creative process of bringing a reimagined gender-swapped production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Company" to Broadway during the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring rehearsal and performance footage, plus new interviews with Elliott, Sondheim, Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone and members of the original 1970 cast, the broadcast tells the story of the show's Broadway debut in a city on the verge of bankruptcy to its reimagination 50 years later as both Broadway and New York City emerge from one of the greatest crises in contemporary history.
- 1971– 1h 35mTV-G7.8 (41)TV Episode
- Christine Lahti leads a cast composed of women to tell the story of Gloria Steinem's quest for women's equality and equality rights for others.
- 1971– TV-PG7.8 (20)TV EpisodeHost Scott Yoo and young musicians celebrate the work of composer Franz Schubert.
- 1971– TV-G7.8 (23)TV Episode
- 1971– TV-G7.8 (12)TV EpisodeRing in the 2022 new year in Austria at the Musikverein with the Vienna Philharmonic and host Hugh Bonneville in this annual concert of waltzes by Strauss and others under the baton of guest conductor Daniel Barenboim.
- 1971– 2h 14mNot Rated7.8 (27)TV Episode
- 1971–7.8 (36)TV EpisodeA star-studded revue of milestone Broadway shows from 1973 to 2023.
- 1971– TV-G7.8 (14)TV Episode
- In the final months of his life and suffering the ravages of alcoholism, former box office draw John Barrymore rents a theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph, Richard III.
- Lauren Bacall tells the story of her late husband Humphrey Bogart, presenting clips from his movies and interview clips with his peers.
- 1971– 1h 27mTV-G7.7 (535)TV EpisodeWhen a young gay man comes out of the closet. His friends support him, but when he comes out to his parents, he stirs up a wealth of hidden feelings and secrets in their relationship.
- A group of workers earn their livings in a Brooklyn automobile parts warehouse during the Great Depression. Most are filled with hopelessness; some are alcoholics. Kenneth, however, is a young man yearning for a college education.
- 1971– 1h 30mTV-G7.7 (295)TV EpisodeThe life and works of a legendary animator.
- The central plot deals with the rivalry of two brothers for a beautiful woman who happens to be their rich uncle's much younger wife.
- A re-staging of the Royal Ballet's 1985 production, with Anthony Dowell - this time as Drosselmeyer - and a new supporting cast.
- 1971– 46mTV-PG7.7 (28)TV EpisodeFrank Sinatra's beginnings in Hoboken New Jersey, and how he discovers his passion for singing. We see as Sinatra performs with various groups and bands, eventually working toward performing solo. These are also the years Sinatra develops his unique vocal style and works his way into the hearts of the girls in bobby socks and socialites alike.
- 1971– TV-G7.7 (18)TV Episode
- The first presentation of Rod Stewart at the Royal Albert Hall, with many guests. Rod Stewart is accompanied by magnificent musicians and also by the 60-piece BBC Concert Orchestra.
- A performance of Paula Vogel's play about the passion to create theatre, even in the most difficult circumstances.
- 1971– 2h 13mTV-G7.7 (26)TV Episode
- Shakespeare's tragic love story is performed by dancers from The Royal Ballet with a score by Sergei Prokofiev. There is no dialogue.
- 1971– TV-G7.7 (13)TV Episode
- Violinist Scott Yoo and fellow musicians undertake a recording of Beethoven's most personal music at a historic manor in the Berkshires.
- 1971– 54m7.7 (6)TV Episode
- Musicians remember the Kansas City jazz scene, paying homage to the legends of the genre.
- 1971– TV-G7.6 (39)TV Episode
- 1971– 1h 26mTV-G7.6 (177)TV EpisodeDocumentary chronicling Arthur Freed and his unit's contribution to some of Hollywood's most memorable musicals.
- 1971– 1h 25mTV-G7.6 (23)TV EpisodeWanda Horowitz reminisces about her husband, the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz, with clips from his television appearances.
- 1971– 1h 30mTV-G7.6 (14)TV EpisodeOverview of the career and life of soprano Birgit Nilsson, with brief samples of her singing.
- Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, the artist Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work of art for an extraordinary setting.
- Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.
- Singer Lea Salonga, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performs selections from her Broadway career, as well as hits from "Aladdin" and "Mulan"; from the Sydney Opera House.
- 1971– TV-G7.6 (8)TV Episode
- 1971–7.6 (13)TV Episode
- Andrea Bocelli performs classical favourites, pop standards and love songs; with guests David Foster and Chris Botticelli. Songs include "Cinema Paradiso", "September Morn" and "When I Fall in Love".
- American broadcast of The Sound of Music Live (2015) from the UK, starring Kara Tointon and Julian Ovenden.
- A young Irish ward boss has a chance to be elected mayor, but the disgraced current mayor makes sure the candidate's wife learns about his affair with a just-deceased rich girl.
- A young singer (Sissy Spacek) during World War II, gets a job singing in the USO with the hopes that this "big break" will make her a star. She will stop at nothing to become famous, even the attentions of a young soldier, played by William Hurt, who falls in love with her.
- A middle-aged journalist has, at last, grown up - only to find he's trapped in a world of emotional infants.
- In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
- 1971– TV-G7.5 (86)TV Episode
- A writer (made to resemble Russian playwright Anton Chekhov) narrates a collection of his stories, all of which are written in the style of Chekhov.
- Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
- 1971– TV-G7.5 (67)TV EpisodeThis production is a filmed record of a concert given on 16 October 2000 at the City Center for Music and Dance, New York City, to raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. The occasion was particularly notable in that it marked Julie Andrews' (brief) return to singing in public after a four-year hiatus.
- The Mark Morris Dance Group's version of "The Nutcracker Suite" with a gender reversal of roles with male dancers portraying female characters and Marianne Moore portraying Fritz. Set in the 1960s and 1970s with the toys modernized: the mouse shows shades of Elvis and the soldiers are dressed as G.I. Joes.
- Documentary assembling film clips of musical numbers from songwriters considered significant contributors to pop culture before the advent of rock and roll.
- The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
- 1971– 2h 35mTV-G7.5 (216)TV EpisodeSpectacular rise & disgraced collapse of Memphis' socially-conscious, neighborhood-based Stax Records, which spawned many of the best soul sounds of the 60's and 70's is told mostly by its groundbreaking, colorblind executives and artists. Stax's family atmosphere and the challenges it faced in a turbulent era of social revolution and Black empowerment are illustrated by the label's great music, from Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Booker T and the MGs, Sam and Dave etc.
- Join Great Performances for an international celebration of Andrea Bocelli's 60th Birthday. World renowned for being equally at home in the worlds of popular music and opera, Great Performances spotlights both sides of the tenor's career with a program of well-known arias spectacularly staged at Italy's Arena di Verona. Also featured are songs from Bocelli's new album, "Si," performed at a classy "all white dress code" party in the picturesque Italian coastal town of Porto Venere. Bocelli's son Matteo joins his father for a special performance of the duet "Fall on Me."
- A Harvey Fierstein & Cyndi Lauper & Jerry Mitchell creation for Broadway based on the 2005 British movie of the same name. The story is based on measures taken to save a shoe factory in England by focusing on fetish footwear. 2013 Tony Award winner.
- 1971– TV-G7.5 (15)TV EpisodeCelebrate 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein. Under the baton of guest conductor Andris Nelsons and featuring the Vienna State Ballet, the orchestra will play the waltzes of Strauss. Hosted by Hugh Bonneville.
- 1971– 1h 30mTV-G7.5 (18)TV EpisodeThe New York Philharmonic's first-ever live concert from North Korea.