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Great Performances at the Met: Anna Netrebko in Concert
Recorded from the Spanish Riding School in Austria, the megastar performs Russian songs.
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GP at the Met: Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna in Concert
The married tenor and soprano duo perform arias and duets from the South of France.
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Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson breathes new life into Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece.
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In defiance of their feuding families, Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together.
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Experience the impact of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s historic 1973 trip to China.
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AARP’s Movies for Grownups advocates for the 50-plus audience by fighting ageism.
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Experience legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz’s homecoming concert in Russia.
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