Bringing the theater of the Supreme Court to the stage by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoRELATED LINKSJustice Scalia Writes How-to Read Guide for Interpreting the Law A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Examining the 'Life and Constitution…

SOURCE: PBS at 6:20pm on March 20, 2015☆⚑

"Summertime" by Christina Knight

Annie Lennox performs a soulful and rich rendition of the American Songbook classic “Summertime,” which George Gershwin composed for his opera Porgy and Bess (1935). The lyrics a…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:06am on March 19, 2015☆⚑

Three Excerpts by Christina Knight

Here are excerpts from Mark Morris's signature, evening-length work, L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, filmed at his group’s engagement at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain, in Ju…

SOURCE: PBS at 6:15pm on March 17, 2015☆⚑

Preview the Opera by Christina Knight

The Met's effervescent production of Rossini's classic comedy Il Barbiere di Siviglia " featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera " returns to Great Performa…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:21pm on March 16, 2015☆⚑

Judy Garland: Top Performers Pay Tribute to Judy Garland by Knightc

The artistry of singer and actress Judy Garland (1922 " 1969) is a living legacy upheld by the great singers of our time. American Masters asked performing artists who hold Garland's work cl…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:11pm on March 16, 2015☆⚑

Full Episode by Christina Knight

Featuring Josh Groban, Renée Fleming and Joshua Bell, Great Performances partners with the New York Philharmonic and music director Alan Gilbert for a concert of memorable movie themes with…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:19pm on February 28, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: Full Film by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. American Masters " August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand premiered Friday, February 20 at 9 p.m. on PBS to commemorate the 70th annivers…

SOURCE: PBS at 8:52am on February 21, 2015☆⚑

Diva Deborah Voigt on the 'lonely business' of opera that led to addictions by PBS Newshour

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SOURCE: PBS at 6:20pm on February 19, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: Costume Design for August Wilson's Plays by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Constanza Romero created costume designs for August Wilson's plays and the two artists married each other in 1994. Romero describes the dec…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:36pm on February 19, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: August Wilson on Beginning with Dialogue by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Playwright August Wilson (1945 - 2005) describes how his creative process begins with dialogue that guides his development of characters and …

SOURCE: PBS at 4:15pm on February 19, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: Filmmaker Interview with Sam Pollard by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Filmmaker Sam Pollard's latest documentary for American Masters is August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand. In this filmmaker interview he…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:28pm on February 18, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: Behind the Scenes with James Earl Jones by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Film and stage actor James Earl Jones is interviewed by film director Sam Pollard in this behind-the-scenes footage from August Wilson: The G…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:45pm on February 13, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: Music in August Wilson's Work by Knightc

Music was vital to playwright August Wilson (1945 --2005), who as a teenager honed his writing at the same time he discovered blues musicians like Bessie Smith. Wilson said that when he firs…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:02pm on February 12, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: August Wilson Panel, Moderated by Filmmaker Sam Pollard by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. A panel discussion followed the screening of highlights from August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand at the Schomburg Center for Researc…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:05pm on February 11, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: August Wilson in Seattle by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. In 1990, August Wilson and his wife, costume designer Constanza Romero, relocated to Seattle. After his death in 2005, the Seattle Repertor…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:10pm on February 10, 2015☆⚑

Anita Rachvelishvili sings Carmen's "Habanera" by Christina Knight

Anita Rachvelishvili sings Carmen’s “Habanera” from Act I of Bizet’s Carmen, in a Richard Eyre production conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado at the Metropolitan Opera…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:26pm on February 9, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: August Wilson's Youth by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. August Wilson and two of his sisters describe his early school days, when he showed an early love of language and learning, and suffered da…

SOURCE: PBS at 10:29am on February 9, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: 10-Play Cycle Scenes and Synopses by Knightc

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SOURCE: PBS at 3:40pm on February 5, 2015☆⚑

Preview the Opera by Christina Knight

Bizet's ever-popular Carmen returns with Anita Rachvelishvili as the gypsy seductress on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 22 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). In New Yo…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:10pm on February 2, 2015☆⚑

8 quotes to celebrate Langston Hughes on his 113th birthday by Leer

American poet and writer Langston Hughes (1902 – 1967). Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images Feb. 1, 2015 would have been the 113th birthday of Langston Hughes, the African-American ja…

SOURCE: PBS at 6:09pm on February 1, 2015☆⚑

Anna Netrebko as Lady Macbeth by Christina Knight

Russian star soprano Anna Netrebko makes her North American debut as the fatally ambitious Lady Macbeth. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi conducts his first-ever performances of Verdi's t…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:34pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: Biography and Timeline by Knightc

August Wilson (1945 - 2005) was an award-winning American playwright whose work illuminated the joys and struggles of the African-American experience in the United States during the 20th cen…

SOURCE: PBS at 1:22pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

About the Opera by Christina Knight

Verdi's powerful Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 1 at 12 noon (check local listings; in New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 pm…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:50pm on January 15, 2015☆⚑

American Ballet Theatre: About American Ballet Theatre at 75 by Knightc

American Masters teams up with Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns to co-produce a new documentary about American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in honor of the ballet company's 75th a…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:20pm on January 13, 2015☆⚑

Full Episode by Christina Knight

This star-studded, 90-minute performance documentary offers an overview of the Kennedy Center's American Voices weekend-long festival, which was created and hosted by Renée Fleming in Novem…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:30am on January 10, 2015☆⚑