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Remember This

1h 53m

Experience Academy Award nominee David Strathairn as reluctant World War II hero and Holocaust witness, Jan Karski, in this one-man true story of moral courage and individual responsibility.

Episodes

  • Remember This: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Remember This

    S50 E10 - 1h 53m

    Experience Academy Award nominee David Strathairn as reluctant World War II hero and Holocaust witness, Jan Karski, in this one-man true story of moral courage and individual responsibility.

  • The Magic of Spirituals: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Magic of Spirituals

    S50 E9 - 54m 25s

    Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and more.

  • Movies for Grownups® Awards 2023 with AARP The Magazine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Movies for Grownups® Awards 2023 with AARP The Magazine

    S50 E8 - 1h 52m

    Iconic and beloved screen and stage performer Alan Cumming returns as host for this awards show in which two-time Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Jamie Lee Curtis receives the Career Achievement Award.

  • Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show

    S50 E6 - 1h 50m

    Experience the world-renowned baritone performing songs from many musical genres alongside several special guest stars including Cyndi Lauper, Denée Benton, New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck and more.

  • NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall

    S50 E5 - 1h 22m

    Celebrate this newly reopened home of the New York Philharmonic with a performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” conducted by the NY Phil’s Music Director Jaap van Zweden along with a world premiere by Puerto Rican composer Angélica Negrón.

  • Intimate Apparel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Intimate Apparel

    S50 E2 - 2h 11m

    Experience the story of seamstress Esther who begins writing to a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. Featuring music by Ricky Ian Gordon, a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, this powerful opera is directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher.

  • Black Lucy and The Bard: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Black Lucy and The Bard

    S50 E1 - 1h 24m

    Explore Shakespeare’s love life through the perspective of the “Dark Lady” in this work from Nashville Ballet based on poetry by Caroline Randall Williams and featuring an original score by GRAMMY winner Rhiannon Giddens.

Extras + Features

  • Schumann's 78 Key Piano: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Schumann's 78 Key Piano

    S50 E14 - 3m 34s

    Take a look at Schumann's 78-key piano, a new invention at the time, and then listen to Dr. Richard Kogan, violinist Scott Yoo and more perform Schumann's piano quintet.

  • Did Schumann Have Bipolar Disorder?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Did Schumann Have Bipolar Disorder?

    S50 E14 - 5m 4s

    Host Scott Yoo and Dr. Richard Kogan discuss the possibility that Schumann may have had bipolar disorder, as well as the creativity of the composer.

  • Now Hear This "Schumann: Genius and Madness" Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Now Hear This "Schumann: Genius and Madness" Preview

    S50 E14 - 30s

    Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo as he investigates the connection between Robert Schumann’s bipolar disorder and creative genius via experts, musical performances and examining the work of other artists outside world of music.

  • Now Hear This "Piazzolla's History with Tango" Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Now Hear This "Piazzolla's History with Tango" Preview

    S50 E13 - 30s

    Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo and flutist Alice Dade to explore the evolution of composer Astor Piazzolla’s work and the music genre itself as it becomes fused with jazz across time and numerous instruments.

  • Julio de Caro's Strange Violin: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Julio de Caro's Strange Violin

    S50 E13 - 2m 43s

    Watch host Scott Yoo play Julio de Caro's strange violin (a violín-corneta), and then watch a performance of de Caro's "Tierra Querida."

  • Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata Preview

    S50 E12 - 29s

    Nadine Sierra stars as the opera’s heroine, the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta, with tenor Stephen Costello in the role of her self-centered lover, Alfredo, with baritone Luca Salsi as Alfredo’s disapproving father. Michael Mayer’s vibrant production is conducted by Daniele Callegari. Renée Fleming hosts.

  • Great Performances at the Met: The Hours Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Great Performances at the Met: The Hours Preview

    S50 E11 - 30s

    Renée Fleming makes her return to the Met with Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato in this new opera from a Pulitzer Prize–winning composer inspired by Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway.”

Schedule

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    Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango

    Friday
    Apr 7

    1 Hour

    Exploring the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango

    Friday
    Apr 7

    1 Hour

    Exploring the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango

    Saturday
    Apr 8

    1 Hour

    Exploring the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango

    Saturday
    Apr 8

    1 Hour

    Exploring the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango

    Sunday
    Apr 9

    1 Hour

    Exploring the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango

    Thursday
    Apr 13

    1 Hour

    Exploring the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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