Hamlet
From The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon featuring Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (“Slave Play”) in the title role and Solea Pfeiffer as Ophelia (“Hadestown”).
Episodes
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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
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Allan Clayton Performs "To be, or not to be"
S50 E4 - 2m
Allan Clayton performs an excerpt from Hamlet's famous Act I soliloquy, "To be, or not to be" in the Met's contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece.
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Great Performances at the Met: Hamlet Preview
S50 E4 - 30s
Experience this contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece directed by Neil Armfield and composed by Brett Dean. Starring Allan Clayton in the title role, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly as Gertrude, and baritone Rod Gilfry as Claudius.
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NY Phil Performs Angélica Negrón's "You Are the Prelude"
S50 E5 - 2m 11s
The New York Philharmonic performs the world premiere of "You Are the Prelude," a new piece by composer by Angélica Negrón with text by Ricardo Alberto Maldonado.
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Behind the Scenes of the Reopening of David Geffen Hall
S50 E5 - 1m 1s
Go behind the scenes of the reopening of David Geffen Hall with some of its musicians preparing for the reopening concert.
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NY Philharmonic Reopening of David Geffen Hall Preview
S50 E5 - 30s
Celebrate the New York Philharmonic's return to its revitalized home. Under the baton of Music Director Jaap Van Zweden the concert features performances from soloists Joélle Harvey, Kelley O’Connor, Issachah Savage and Davóne Tines.
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NY Phil Plays Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"
S50 E5 - 2m
Joined by the NY Phil Chorus, the orchestra plays the finale of Beethoven's Symphony No.9, "Ode to Joy" in the newly reopened David Geffen Hall.
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Great Performances at the Met: Lucia di Lammermoor Preview
S50 E3 - 30s
Soprano Nadine Sierra returns to the stage in one of the most formidable and storied roles, the haunted heroine Lucia di Lammermoor, in a production with new staging by Australian theater and film director Simon Stone, conducted by Riccardo Frizza.
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Nadine Sierra Performs "Regnava nel Silenzio"
S50 E3 - 1m 34s
Nadine Sierra returns to the stage as the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor. Listen to the soprano perform the Act I aria "Regnava nel Silenzio."
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Intimate Apparel Preview
S50 E2 - 30s
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.
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Behind the Scenes of "Intimate Apparel"
S50 E2 - 3m 7s
Lynn Nottage speaks with the cast members who both have played the title role and how Nottage reimagined her play as an opera.
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No One Does it For Us
S50 E2 - 3m 4s
Esther (Kearstin Piper Brown) and Mayme (Krysty Swann) imagine a world in which they can achieve their dreams for the future.
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Who is George Armstrong?
S50 E2 - 2m 46s
Esther (Kearstin Piper Brown) receives a letter from George Armstrong (Justin Austin), a mysterious suitor working in the Panama Canal.
Schedule
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Great Performances
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Friday
May 17
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime." -
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Great Performances
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Friday
May 17
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime." -
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Great Performances
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Saturday
May 18
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime." -
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Great Performances
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Saturday
May 18
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime." -
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Great Performances
Now Hear This: Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound
Saturday
May 18
1 Hour
Japanese American composer Andy Akiho creates music using found instruments; developing a music video. -
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Great Performances
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime." -
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Great Performances
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime." -
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Great Performances
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Monday
May 20
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime." -
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Great Performances
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Monday
May 20
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs including "I Am What I Am," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Will He Like Me?" and "Summertime." -
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Great Performances
Purlie Victorious
Friday
May 24
2 Hours
Leslie Odom Jr. portrays a Black preacher who schemes to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner. -
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Great Performances
Purlie Victorious
Friday
May 24
2 Hours
Leslie Odom Jr. portrays a Black preacher who schemes to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner. -
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Great Performances
Purlie Victorious
Saturday
May 25
2 Hours
Leslie Odom Jr. portrays a Black preacher who schemes to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner. -
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Great Performances
Purlie Victorious
Saturday
May 25
2 Hours
Leslie Odom Jr. portrays a Black preacher who schemes to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner.
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