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 5:13pm on September 10, 2012☆⚑

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 on September 10, 2012☆⚑

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 German an…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:00am on September 10, 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 1:48pm on September 7, 2012☆⚑

Broadway or Bust | PBS

PBS is bound for Broadway with a three-hour primetime documentary series that tracks the real life stories of America's top high school musical performers, vying in the ultimate competition …

SOURCE: PBS at 10:14pm on September 5, 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 on September 4, 2012☆⚑

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 on September 4, 2012☆⚑

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 on September 4, 2012☆⚑

GP at the Met: Wagner's Ring Cycle: Video: Jonas Kaufmann in Die Walküre by Fultonk

Jonas Kaufmann performs an excerpt from Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's Die Walküre.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:17am on September 4, 2012☆⚑

GP at the Met: Wagner's Ring Cycle: Video: Deborah Voigt and Bryn Terfel in Die Walküre by Fultonk

Deborah Voigt and Bryn Terfel perform an excerpt from Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's Die Walküre.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:14am on September 4, 2012☆⚑

Gore Vidal: The Education of Gore Vidal by McNamarat

Gore Vidal (1925-2012) never lacked for labels: Witty, irreverent, and shrewd, a propagandist, a truth-teller, and an agent provocateur. Dramatist, novelist, screenwriter, actor, and public …

SOURCE: PBS at 9:57am on August 3, 2012☆⚑

Gore Vidal: Gore Vidal: The Quotable American by McNamarat

'There is not one human problem that could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.' --- Gore Vidal, 1925-2012 [caption id="attachment_2176" align="alignnone" width="610" capti…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:14pm on August 2, 2012☆⚑

Gore Vidal: Gore Vidal: The Charlie Rose Interviews by McNamarat

Over the years, PBS' Charlie Rose has interviewed the late and great Gore Vidal: to talk about his continued work as well as the state of things, as Vidal saw it. (Tune into Charlie Rose …

SOURCE: PBS at 9:50am on August 2, 2012☆⚑

Inventing David Geffen by McNamarat

"I've always thought that each person invented himself… that we are each a figment of our own imagination. And some people have a greater ability to imagine than others." --" David Gef…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:04pm on July 20, 2012☆⚑

Storyteller Jack Hitt on 'Making Up the Truth'

Listen to the AudioJeffrey Brown speaks with master storyteller Jack Hitt about his new solo show and what it's like to be a self-employed writer. RAY SUAREZ: Finally tonight, telling true s…

SOURCE: PBS at 6:47pm on July 5, 2012☆⚑

GP at the Met: La Traviata: About the Opera by Fultonk

Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices her last chance for love, in Verdi's La Traviata airing on THIRTEEN's Great Perf…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:02pm on July 5, 2012☆⚑

From Mayberry to Matlock, Andy Griffith Remembered for Iconic Roles

Listen to the AudioActor Andy Griffith, who played a widowed sheriff in the Andy Griffith show and a cagey Southern lawyer in Matlock, died Tuesday at his home. He was 86. These shows were o…

SOURCE: PBS at 6:50pm on July 3, 2012☆⚑

Judy Garland: About Judy Garland: By Myself by Diana Cofresi

National Encore Friday, June 22, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings) to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Garland's birth (6/10/22), 43 years after her death (6/22/69). …

SOURCE: PBS at 11:00am on June 22, 2012☆⚑

Judy Garland: POSTCARD: Judy Garland by McNamarat

National Encore of JUDY GARLAND: BY MYSELF airs on Friday, June 22, 2012, at 9:00 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). [caption id="attachment_2129" align="aligncenter" width="414" ca…

SOURCE: PBS at 9:49am on June 20, 2012☆⚑

Judy Garland: VIDEO SHORT: Judy Garland Sings " 'Look For The Silver Lining' by McNamarat

Watch and listen as Judy Garland sings 'Look For The Silver Lining' from the 1946 MGM musical, 'Till The Clouds Roll By.' Please view the original post to see the video.

SOURCE: PBS at 4:06pm on June 19, 2012☆⚑

Q&A: Actress Audra McDonald Poised to Make Tony Award History

Audra McDonald started performing at her local dinner theater in Fresno, Calif., at the age of 9. By the time she was 16, she had memorized hundreds of songs and was performing daily in caba…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:12pm on June 7, 2012☆⚑

GP at the Met: Der Ring des Nibelungen: About the Opera by Fultonk

Robert Lepage's acclaimed new production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, will air on Great Performances at the Met, September 11-14 in primetime each night on PBS stations (check local …

SOURCE: PBS at 3:11pm on May 31, 2012☆⚑

Q&A: Pulitzer Prize Winner David Auburn on His New Play, 'The Columnist'

In a city where influence and the perception of it remain some of the most important currency one can have, newspaperman and columnist Joseph Alsop wielded plenty of both in Washington, D.C.…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:19pm on April 25, 2012☆⚑

Q&A: Terence Blanchard and a New 'Streetcar Named Desire'

Click to enlarge. Blair Underwood as Stanley raises his beer with the card players in the new production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Broadway. Photo by Ken Howard.Terence Blanchard grew…

SOURCE: PBS at 1:12pm on April 20, 2012☆⚑

GP at the Met: The Enchanted Island: About the Opera by Fultonk

The Enchanted Island, a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Drea…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:27pm on April 17, 2012☆⚑