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Since premiering in 1976, the landmark series has sought to democratize the world of the performing arts by making Lincoln Center's historic concerts and events available for public broadcast across the country. And it continues to push the boundaries, both technical and creative, of what is possible in the realm of stage performance capture.

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Season 1

1 episode

S1 E1 · New York Philharmonic with André Previn and Van Cliburn

Berlioz, "Beatrice and Benedict" Overture; Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16; INTERMISSION; R. Strauss, "Ein Heldenleben". Live intermission interview backstage with Previn.

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Season 14

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S14 E1 · Stephen Sondheim, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Performed by the New York City Opera (in 2 acts, book by Hugh Wheeler, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick). Pretaped interview with Stephen Sondheim; live intermission interviews backstage with Christopher Keene (Artistic Director of New York City Opera), Howes/Resnick. Sally Ann Howes (Désirée Armfeldt) Regina Resnik (Madame Armfeldt) Beverly Lambert (Anne Egerman) Maureen Moore (Countess Malcolm) Susan Terry (Petra) Danielle Ferland (Frederika Armfeldt) George Lee Andrews (Fredrik Egerman) Kevin Anderson (Henrik Egerman) Michael Maguire (Count Malcolm)

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Season 30

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S30 E1 · American Songbook - PASSION

A concert production of Stephen Sondheim's musical starring Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris, and directed by Lonny Price. Following the performance, Lesley Stahl talks with Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald and Michael Cerveris. Allen Fitzpatrick (Colonel Ricci) Richard Easton (Dr. Tambourri) Alexander Gemignani (Lt. Torasso) Timothy Gulan (Sgt. Lombardi) Devin Richards (Lt. Barri) James Clow (Major Rizzolli) John Sloman (Lt. Augenti) Gina Ferrall (Fosca's Mother) John Cunningham (Fosca's Father) George Dvorsky (Ludovic) Kate Baldwin (Mistress) Trey Compton, Jono Hustis (Male Attendants) Jenn Dottino, Abby Stevens (Female Attendants) Joshua Johnston (Mail Boy)

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Season 33

4 episodes

S33 E1 · New York Philharmonic Opening Night Gala With Sir James Galway

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S33 E2 · New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve Gala Concert

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S33 E3 · New York Cities Ballet's 'Romeo & Juliet'

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S33 E4 · The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma

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Season 34

2 episodes

S34 E1 · Mostly Mozart Festival 2006

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S34 E2 · The Light in the Piazza

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Season 35

6 episodes

S35 E1 · Joshua Bell With Friends @ The Penthouse

The Season 35 opener features violinist Joshua Bell teaming with Sting ("Come Again"); Kristin Chenoweth ("My Funny Valentine"); Chris Botti ("I Loves You Porgy"); Nathan Gunn ("O, Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair"); Marvin Hamlisch ("I'll Take Manhattan"); Frankie Moreno ("Eleanor Rigby"); Regina Spektor ("Left Hand Song"); and Cuban music group Tiempo Libre ("Para Tí"). Also, thanks to technology, Bell "duets" with Russian pianist Sergey Rachmaninoff on Grieg's Violin Sonata No. 3, Movement II.

S35 E2 · Ax, Perlman and Ma

Pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman perform Mendelssohn's Piano Trios and other selections at the Lincoln Center's Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. Alan Alda hosts.

S35 E3 · South Pacific

The Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific," about love in the South Pacific during WWII. Kelli O'Hara stars as a Navy nurse whose love for a French plantation owner (Paulo Szot) is tested by her own prejudice. Songs include "Some Enchanted Evening," "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame," "A Wonderful Guy" and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair."

S35 E4 · New York Philharmonic: Opening Night Concert 2010

The opening-night gala for the New York Philharmonic features music director Alan Gilbert conducting the U.S. premiere of Wynton Marsalis' "Jazz Symphony."

S35 E5 · Baroque Holiday With the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center perform Bach's Double Concerto and Corelli's Christmas Concerto; and is joined by recorder virtuosa Michala Petri for works by Sammartini, Tartini and Vivaldi.

S35 E6 · New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve With Lang Lang

The New York Philharmonic, under the baton of maestro Alan Gilbert, perform Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Lang Lang; and the second act of "The Nutcracker."

Season 36

6 episodes

S36 E1 · Beethoven and Brahms With the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

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S36 E2 · Mostly Mozart Festival Opening Night

Louis Langrée and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra are joined by violinist Christian Tetzlaff and violist Antoine Tamestit for Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin and Viola; and soprano Susanna Phillips for Mozart's "Crudele?...Non mi dir, bell'idol mio" from "Don Giovanni" and "Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara."

S36 E3 · New York Philharmonic Opening Night With Deborah Voigt

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S36 E4 · Wynton at 50

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S36 E5 · New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

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S36 E6 · Bernstein and Gershwin

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Season 37

4 episodes

S37 E1 · Renée Fleming @ the Penthouse

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S37 E2 · The Philharmonic Opening Gala With Itzhak Perlman

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S37 E3 · The Richard Tucker Opera Gala

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S37 E4 · One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

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Season 38

7 episodes

S38 E1 · Ring Them Bells! A Kander & Ebb Celebration

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S38 E2 · Kristin Chenoweth: The Dames of Broadway...All of 'Em!!!

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S38 E3 · Josh Groban: All That Echoes

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S38 E4 · Celebration: Stephanie Blythe Meets Kate Smith

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S38 E5 · Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel

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S38 E6 · Audra McDonald in Concert: Go Back Home

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S38 E7 · The New York Philharmonic Gala With Yo-Yo Ma

The New York Philharmonic's opening gala concert features special guest cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Season 39

6 episodes

S39 E1 · Richard Tucker at 100: An Opera Celebration

This year’s Richard Tucker Foundation Gala — a perennial highlight of the opera season — celebrates Richard Tucker’s centennial with performances by many of the world’s greatest voices and a salute to this year’s award winner, Isabel Leonard.

S39 E2 · Patina Miller in Concert

She received rave reviews – and a Tony Award – for her performance in Broadway’s revival of "Pippin." Soon she’ll be featured in the next installment of “The Hunger Games.” Tonight you’ll hear how she got from Pageland, South Carolina, to a starring role on Broadway, told in songs ranging from Sondheim to "Sister Act."

S39 E3 · James Naughton: The Songs of Randy Newman

James Naughton has played his fair share of scoundrels, lotharios and would-be legends. Tonight, he takes on the work of Randy Newman, who specializes in just those sorts of characters. Naughton serves up all of Newman’s sardonic wit, but don’t be surprised if this two-time Tony Award winner also gets you rooting for these characters.

S39 E4 · Jason Isbell: Moving Forward

Hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, one of the meccas of American music, Jason Isbell is creating a sound that expands on his roots and cuts close to the bone. His songs are drawn from his own past and the stories of others he’s encountered. But they also speak of “moving forward” and of the possibility of redemption – qualities you suspect he knows something about.

S39 E5 · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

The New York Philharmonic’s acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim’s iconic musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, staged in March 2014 to a sold-out crowd at Avery Fisher Hall, tells the story of a barber who, with his romantically inclined landlady, Mrs. Lovett the piemaker, seeks vengeance on what he considers a merciless world. The remarkable cast features bass-baritone Bryn Terfel in the title role and Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompson as Mrs. Lovett, with Christian Borle and many more. Multi-Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald hosts.

S39 E6 · The Nance

Nathan Lane gives the performance of a lifetime as Chauncey Miles, who faces a changing world and his own self-loathing in 1930s New York.

Season 40

3 episodes

S40 E1 · Richard Tucker Opera Gala: A New Century

This year’s Richard Tucker Music Foundation’s annual gala concert features performances by opera’s brightest lights and rising stars, including Joseph Calleja, Angela Meade, Željko Lučić, Ildar Abdrazakov, Pretty Yende, as well as the 2014 Richard Tucker Award winner Michael Fabiano in solo and ensemble selections from works by Puccini, Mozart, Bellini, Massenet, Donizetti, Verdi and Bernstein, conducted by Maestro Emmanuel Villaume with the New York Choral Society.

S40 E5 · Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat

The landmark musical brought vividly to life by the New York Philharmonic, with an all-star cast led by Vanessa Williams, Julian Ovenden, Lauren Worsham, Norm Lewis, Jane Alexander and Fred Willard.

S40 E7 · Act One

Few have captured the magic of the theater better than Moss Hart, a poor kid from the Bronx who went on to become a lion of Broadway. Now another lion of the theater, James Lapine, reinvents Hart's memoir for the stage, creating a world as vivid and transformative as the stage itself. The first-rate cast, led by Tony Shalhoub and Andrea Martin, anchors the play's magic in real human emotion.

Season 41

2 episodes

S41 E1 · From Bocelli to Barton: Richard Tucker Opera Gala

This year, Renée Fleming and 2015 Richard Tucker Award winner Jamie Barton are joined by Andrea Bocelli, Lawrence Brownlee and other great voices for one of the perennial highlights of the opera season.

S41 E3 · Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

The legendary dance company returns to PBS with four works reflecting its spectacular range, diversity and artistry, culminating in a performance of "Revelations," the dance masterpiece created by company founder Alvin Ailey.

Season 42

3 episodes

S42 E1 · 50 Years of Mostly Mozart

Signature performances of Mozart's first and last symphonies by the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, led by music director Louis Langrée, and an early piano concerto performed by Richard Goode, anchor a program that reminds us that the legacy of Mozart is alive and well.

S42 E2 · Falsettos

Nominated for five 2017 Tony® Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, this razor-sharp portrait of family dynamics revolves around the life of a gay man, his wife, his lover, his disaffected son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next door. Starring Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block and Andrew Rannells, Falsettos offers a hilarious, ultimately heartbreaking look at a turbulent time.

S42 E3 · New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway

The New York Philharmonic celebrates the centennial of the late Leonard Bernstein, its fabled Musical Director from 1958 to 1969. Led by Bramwell Tovey, with special guests Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Laura Osnes and Aaron Tveit, this loving tribute promises to become a classical music moment to remember.

Season 43

5 episodes

S43 E1 · Sutton Foster in Concert

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster brings her irresistible talent and effusive charm to the intimate Appel Room for a special night with a special guest, two-time Tony nominee Jonathan Groff ("Hamilton," "Spring Awakening," "Glee").

S43 E2 · Leslie Odom Jr. in Concert

Leslie Odom Jr., who won the 2016 Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance as Aaron Burr in "Hamilton," performs.

S43 E3 · Stephanie J. Block in Concert

Stephanie J. Block, who was featured in Lincoln Center Theater's "Falsettos" as well as in "Wicked" and "The Boy From Oz," performs.

S43 E4 · Andrew Rannells in Concert

Andrew Rannells brings his signature blend of vocal prowess and wry wit to a sparkling set of songs.

S43 E5 · New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve With Renée Fleming

A New Year’s Eve tradition continues with the New York Philharmonic, led by music director Jaap van Zweden, welcoming Renée Fleming for a festive evening of music. From Johann Strauss II to musical pearls from Stephen Sondheim and film composer Alexandre Desplat, Fleming and the Philharmonic conjure the elegance and sparkle of a night at the Ball. Kelli O’Hara hosts.

Season 44

6 episodes

S44 E1 · Pipeline

Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away?

S44 E2 · Cynthia Erivo in Concert

Enjoy a soulful evening of song from one of Broadway’s brightest stars. Seamlessly making the transition from the stage to the big screen, British-born Cynthia Erivo won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in The Color Purple before starring in several films, including Steve McQueen’s Widows.

S44 E3 · Annaleigh Ashford in Concert

A new concert from stage and screen star Annaleigh Ashford, who thrilled audiences in Sunday in the Park with George (opposite Jake Gyllenhaal), Kinky Boots, and You Can’t Take It With You, for which she won a Tony Award.

S44 E4 · Megan Hilty in Concert

Megan Hilty, who's starred in "Wicked," "9 to 5: The Musical," "Noises Off" and NBC's "Smash," performs musical-theater favorites and classic standards.

S44 E5 · Odyssey Chamber Music Society in Greece

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center journeys to this remarkable land, performing works embodying the essence of classical music in iconic settings like the ancient theatre of Larissa and the historic Church of the Taxiarchon in Pelion – culminating in a mighty version of Mendelssohn’s Octet.

S44 E6 · New York Philharmonic: Celebrating Sondheim

Ring in the New Year with the New York Philharmonic performing Stephen Sondheim's most beloved works. Featuring Tony Award–winning stage and screen actress / vocalist Katrina Lenk — who will star in the gender-blind Broadway revival of Sondheim’s "Company" in 2020 — in her New York Philharmonic debut. The concert is conducted by Alexander Gemignani, also in his Philharmonic debut; and directed by Lonny Price. Includes selections and suites from "A Little Night Music," "Assassins," "Company," "Into the Woods," "Sunday in the Park with George," and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."