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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Video: Henry V by Fultonk

In this excerpt from Shakespeare's Henry V, the king (Tom Hiddleston) rallies his English troops prior to battle with the French. Second only to Hamlet's "to be or not to be,"  Henry V's St…

SOURCE: PBS at 01:36PM
Monday, September 9, 2013

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Educator’s Guide by Fultonk

In support of the GREAT PERFORMANCES telecast, WNET.ORG is distributing 30,000 copies of a The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare's History Plays poster & teachers’ guide to schools nationwide,…

SOURCE: PBS at 04:29PM

Video Short: Great Performances: A New Way to Film the Arts by Fultonk

Created in 1972, Great Performances showcased the best in arts and culture. Director Don Mischer worked on dance shows featuring greats like Mikhail Baryshnikov, Twyla Tharp, Gregory Hines a…

SOURCE: PBS at 03:40PM
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Video: Henry IV Part 2 by Fultonk

Prince Hal (Tom Hiddleston) mourns the death of his father, King Henry IV (Jeremy Irons), and is forced to confront the weight of his new responsibility. Henry IV Part 2, the third installme…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:05AM
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Infographics: Shakespeare’s Game of the Hollow Crown by Fultonk

Using Shakespeare’s Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 as your map, follow the history of rebellion in turn of the 15th century England and the successive stories of three …

SOURCE: PBS at 10:42AM
Monday, August 5, 2013

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Video: Henry IV Part 1 by Fultonk

Henry IV’s reign is marred by his own guilt over Richard’s death, civil war, and the gnawing fear that his son Hal is a total wastrel unworthy of the throne. In this scene from the Shake…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:10PM
Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Video: Richard II by Fultonk

Richard II is a vain, self-indulgent man who rules with little regard for his people’s welfare. He is ultimately overthrown by his cousin Bolingbroke, who ascends the throne as Henry IV (J…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:08PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Shakespeare Uncovered: Henry IV and V by Fultonk

He will give the devil his due. Jeremy Irons researches Shakespeare’s history plays as well as the differences between the real history and the father-son drama that Shakespeare creates. S…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:16PM

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Shakespeare Uncovered: Richard II by Fultonk

You may my glories and my state depose, but not my griefs; still am I king of those. Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II and returns to a role he played 30 years ago: the story of a king who lo…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:15PM

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Synopsis: Henry V by Fultonk

Short Synopsis HENRY V has settled onto the throne and has the makings of a fine King. The French AMBASSADOR brings a challenge from the FRENCH DAUPHIN. Inspired by his courtiers, including…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:48PM

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Synopsis: Henry IV Part 2 by Fultonk

Short Synopsis In the aftermath of the Battle of Shrewsbury, NORTHUMBERLAND learns of the death of his son. THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE attempts, on behalf of the increasingly frail King, to sep…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:46PM

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Synopsis: Henry IV Part 1 by Fultonk

Short Synopsis The heir to the throne, PRINCE HAL, defies his father, KING HENRY, by spending his time at MISTRESS QUICKLY’s tavern in the company of the dissolute FALSTAFF and his compan…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:45PM

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: Synopsis: Richard II by Fultonk

Short Synopsis KING RICHARD is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin HENRY BOLINGBROKE and THOMAS MOWBRAY. RICHARD calls for a duel but then halts it just before swords clash. …

SOURCE: PBS at 05:00PM

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s History Plays: About the Series by Fultonk

The Hollow Crown is a lavish new series of filmed adaptations of four of Shakespeare’s most gripping history plays; Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V on THIRTEEN�…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:08PM

GP at the Met: Parsifal: About the Opera by Fultonk

Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in a new production of Wagner's final masterpiece Parsifal, staged by acclaimed French Canadian director François Girard in his Met debut, on …

SOURCE: PBS at 10:18AM
Monday, July 1, 2013

GP at the Met: Maria Stuarda: Video: “Figlia impura di Bolena” by Fultonk

Joyce DiDonato (Mary), Elza van den Heever (Elizabeth), Matthew Polenzani (Leciester) perform the Act I finale from Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" which airs on PBS Sunday, July 14 at 12 p.m. (…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:24PM
Friday, April 19, 2013

GP at the Met: Rigoletto: About the Opera by Fultonk

Tony 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 1…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:09PM
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Gp at the Met: The Tempest: About the Opera by Fultonk

British composer Thomas Adès conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary masterpieceThe Tempest, an English-language opera based on Shakespeare’s final play. The Met’s fantastical new…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:51AM
Thursday, February 7, 2013

GP at the Met: Otello: About the Opera by Fultonk

Verdi’s Shakespearean tragedy Otello starring Johan Botha in the title role and Renée Fleming as Otello’s innocent wife, Desdemona, airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, Februar…

SOURCE: PBS at 04:25PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

2012 – 2013: 40th Anniversary Season by Fultonk

Information on Great Performances and Great Performances at the Met's upcoming 2012-2013 Season.

SOURCE: PBS at 06:00PM
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy: Watch the Full Film by Fultonk

Find out why the Broadway musical has proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:30AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy: Video: Fiddler’s Tradition by Fultonk

The surprising universality of the 1964 Jerry Boch and Sheldon Harnick musical Fiddler on the Roof.

SOURCE: PBS at 05:30PM
Friday, December 14, 2012

Magical Mystery Tour Revisited: Watch the Full Film by Fultonk

Watch the full documentary about the controversial and surreal Beatles film.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:30PM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy: About the Film by Fultonk

From Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim, and from Fanny Brice to Barbra Streisand, the film explores the phenomenon of how Jewish-American songwriters created a uniquely American art form

SOURCE: PBS at 02:05PM
Monday, September 10, 2012

GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Die Walküre: Program Note by Fultonk

The plot of Die Walküre can be summarized in a few dozen words; the outer events are relatively simple. But the inner journey of the characters is uncommonly rich and complex.

SOURCE: PBS at 05:13PM

GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Video: Jay Hunter Morris in Siegfried by Fultonk

Jay Hunter Morris performs an excerpt from Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's Siegfried.

SOURCE: PBS at 12:14PM

GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold: Program Note by Fultonk

In all of Western culture there is nothing quite like Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen (“The Ring of the Nibelung”). Based on Wagner’s own retelling of stories from ancient G…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:00AM
Friday, September 7, 2012

GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Video: Opening Bars of the Ring by Fultonk

James Levine and Robert Lepage discuss the opening bars of Wagner's Das Rheingold.

SOURCE: PBS at 01:48PM
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Video: Interview with Jay Hunter Morris by Fultonk

An interview with Jay Hunter Morris, who plays Siegfried in Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's Ring cycle.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:33AM

GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle: The Story of the Ring: Opera Synopses by Fultonk

Synopses of the four epic operas that make up Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:21AM

GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Video: Eva-Maria Westbroek in Die Walküre by Fultonk

Eva-Maria Westbroek performs an excerpt from Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's Die Walküre.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:19AM

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