Alexander Hamilton was shot and killed in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. From monuments and historic sites, to our currency and banking system, Hamilton’s legacy lives on many forms. …
SOURCE: PBS at 05:41PMIn 1789, President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton the first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton created a national bank and established the basic framework for the financial …
SOURCE: PBS at 06:24PMIn 1783, Alexander Hamilton retired from the military and began his life as a politician. Hamilton contributed 51 of the 85 Federalist Papers, essays that are still used to interpret the U.S…
SOURCE: PBS at 02:26PMAlexander Hamilton served as George Washington’s assistant during the Revolutionary War. Hamilton was unfulfilled in this role and requested a field position. Washington granted his re…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:24PMBeing an immigrant was a part of Hamilton's identity that he carried with him his entire life. Watch the first episode of Hamilton in :60 The Immigrant and learn more about Alexander Hamilto…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:21PMHamilton: An American Musical has been making history since its debut in 2015 as an off-Broadway production at the Public Theater in New York City. How has the press been reacting to this in…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:06PMSince its Broadway debut Hamilton the Musical has been an international phenomenon, reaching people far and wide. From the characters to the costumes to the songs, it's caused fans to see Br…
SOURCE: PBS at 12:21PMThe last opera in Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, directed by Sir David McVicar, stars Sondra Radvanovsky as Elizabeth I and features Matthew Polenzani, Elina Garanca and Mariusz Kwiecien. Maur…
SOURCE: PBS at 09:56PMKristine Opolais brings her heartbreaking interpretation of the title role to the series for the first time. Roberto Alagna sings Lieutenant Pinkerton, the callous officer who crushes Butter…
SOURCE: PBS at 09:56PMHear Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna as the ill-fated lovers in Puccini’s passionate adaptation of the classic novel about a free-spirited country girl. Sir Richard Eyre’s new produc…
SOURCE: PBS at 08:19PMTurandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924). Puccini’s final opera is an epic fairy tale set in a China of legend, loosely based on the …
SOURCE: PBS at 07:37PMHear Swedish soprano Nina Stemme sing the demanding title role of Puccini’s Chinese ice princess, with Anita Hartig as the angelic slave girl Liù and Marco Berti as Calàf. Paolo Carignan…
SOURCE: PBS at 07:32AMHAMILTON’S AMERICA is produced by Academy Award® and Emmy®-Winning producers RadicalMedia (What Happened Miss Simone?, Keith Richards: Under The Influence, In the Heights: Chasing Broadw…
SOURCE: PBS at 10:17PMSeason 27 Finale Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was (w.t.) Premieres Nationally Friday, December 27, 2013 on PBS (check local listings) Tony-winner Dori Berinstein’s documentary features n…
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