Great Performances at the Met
Wagner's Ring Cycle - Das Rheingold (#611)
The gods of Valhalla clash with underworld dwarves and brawny giants, with disastrous consequences. [176 minutes]
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Great Performances at The Met : Wagner's Ring... (#611)
Robert Lepage's acclaimed new production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, will air on Great Performances at... 00:32
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Great Performances | Images from Satyagraha | PBS (#603)
See stills from the revival of Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch's 2008 production 01:33
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Great Performances | Satyagraha | PBS (#603)
Philip Glass' inspirational opera airs March 25 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) 00:30
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Great Performances | The Champagne Aria | PBS (#602)
Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) sings the "Champagne Aria" from Mozart's Don Giovanni 01:48
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Great Performances | A Preview of Don Giovanni... (#602)
Renee Fleming interviews the stars of The Metropolitan Opera's Don Giovanni 05:39
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Series Description: In a historic first for any major performing arts institution in this country or abroad, the Metropolitan Opera this season will transmit six of its Saturday matinee performances live in high definition into movie theaters in the United States, Canada and Europe. These productions will later be broadcast on PBS. The operas are the new English-language adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute, conducted by James Levine and directed by Julie Taymor; I Puritani starring Anna Netrebko; the world premiere production of Tan Dun's The First Emperor with Placido Domingo in the title role; Eugene Onegin with Renee Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, conducted by Valery Gergiev; the new production of The Barber of Seville with Juan Diego Florez; and the new production of Il Trittico, conducted by Maestro James Levine and directed by Jack O'Brien.
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Aida (#707)
Radames, a military commander in Egypt, falls in love with Aida, a captured Ethiopian princess. [176 minutes]
- Sun, June 9, 1:00 PM on IPTV
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Les Troyens (#708)
Deborah Voigt and Susan Graham portray characters from the Trojan War in Berlioz's vast epic. [266 minutes]
- Sun, June 30, 1:00 PM on IPTV
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