Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost. Tracing the First Folio’s story, the film also spotlights how New York City’s Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s work for today’s audiences.
Episodes
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Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
S51 E7 - 1h 53m
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost. Tracing the First Folio’s story, the film also spotlights how New York City’s Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s work for today’s audiences.
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Message In A Bottle
S51 E4 - 1h 25m
Experience five-time Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the show from London’s Sadler's Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles.
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New York City Ballet in Madrid
S51 E3 - 1h 24m
New York City Ballet presents an evening of works recorded during company’s European tour in spring 2023. Captured in peak performance at Madrid’s Teatro Real, the program features two masterpieces choreographed by NYCB co-founder and original Artistic Director George Balanchine, “Serenade” and “Square Dance.”
Extras + Features
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From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024 Preview
S51 E8 - 30s
Celebrate the New Year with waltzes by Strauss and more performed from Vienna’s Musikverein by the famed orchestra led by guest conductor Christian Thielemann. PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.
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Erin Morley Performs from Mozart's "The Magic Flute"
S51 E6 - 2m 25s
Erin Morley (Pamina), Thomas Oliemans (Papageno), and Brenton Ryan (Monostatos) sing an excerpt from Die Zauberflöte's Act I aria.
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Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte Preview
S51 E6 - 30s
Experience director Simon McBurney’s Met debut with a new production of this Mozart favorite. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts with Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, Erin Morley as Pamina, Thomas Oliemans as Papageno and Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night.
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The Stolen First Folio
S51 E7 - 4m 21s
In 1998 in Durham, England, a First Folio vanishes without a trace. A series of experts weigh in on how the folio vanished, and recount the story of how it was found.
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King Charles III Examines the First Folio of King Charles I
S51 E7 - 1m 54s
King Charles III meets with Greg Doran of the Royal Shakespeare Company and author Jonathan Bate to examine the First Folio of King Charles I.
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Making Shakespeare: The First Folio Preview
S51 E7 - 30s
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost. Tracing the First Folio’s story, the film also spotlights how New York City’s Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s work for today’s audiences.
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Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari Examine a First Folio
S51 E7 - 1m 18s
Actors Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari examine one of Folger Shakespeare Library's First Folios and discuss the story behind its creation.
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Great Performances at the Met: Champion Preview
S51 E5 - 30s
Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard returns to the Met with an opera based on the true story of boxer Emile Griffith, who rose from obscurity to become a world champion despite being a closeted bisexual.
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"Seventeen Blows" from The Met Opera's "Champion"
S51 E5 - 2m 8s
Ryan Speedo Green as Young Emile Griffith, Eric Owens as Emile Griffith, Latonia Moore as Emelda Griffith, and Eric Greene as Benny “Kid” Paret perform "Seventeen Blows" from Terence Blanchard's "Champion."
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Message In A Bottle Preview
S51 E4 - 30s
Experience five-time Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the show from London’s Sadler's Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles.
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ZooNation Dance Performance to Sting's "Message In A Bottle"
S51 E4 - 2m 48s
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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Sting on "Message In A Bottle"
S51 E4 - 1m 15s
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.
Schedule
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Great Performances
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024
Monday
Jan 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The Vienna Philharmonic rings in the New Year at the Musikverein in Vienna with host Hugh Bonneville and the Vienna City Ballet. -
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Great Performances
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024
Monday
Jan 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The Vienna Philharmonic rings in the New Year at the Musikverein in Vienna with host Hugh Bonneville and the Vienna City Ballet. -
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Great Performances
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024
Monday
Jan 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The Vienna Philharmonic rings in the New Year at the Musikverein in Vienna with host Hugh Bonneville and the Vienna City Ballet. -
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Great Performances
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024
Tuesday
Jan 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The Vienna Philharmonic rings in the New Year at the Musikverein in Vienna with host Hugh Bonneville and the Vienna City Ballet. -
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Great Performances
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024
Tuesday
Jan 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The Vienna Philharmonic rings in the New Year at the Musikverein in Vienna with host Hugh Bonneville and the Vienna City Ballet. -
Image
Great Performances
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024
Tuesday
Jan 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The Vienna Philharmonic rings in the New Year at the Musikverein in Vienna with host Hugh Bonneville and the Vienna City Ballet.
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