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Why Battle & Norman's Spirituals Concert Mattered to NYC

Season 50 Episode 9 | 3m 03s

Novelist and playwright Darryl Pinckney discusses why Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s spirituals concert at Carnegie Hall mattered to NYC and the African American community.

Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Jody and John Arnhold, the Abra Prentice Foundation, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Charitable Remainder Trust Worchell Lawrence, and Ellen and James S. Marcus.
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Ato Blankson-Wood performs "To be, or not to be" at the Delacorte Theater.
Solea Pfeiffer performs Ophelia's flower monologue from Hamlet Act IV Scene 5.
George Gagnidze and Liudmyla Monastyrska perform “Oh, di qual’onta aggravasi.”
Koto player Yumi Kurosawa performs her piece "Lucky Stars."
Scott Yoo meets with composer Augusta Read Thomas to get out of a creative rut.
Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.
Yo-Yo Ma, Dr. Richard Kogan and Lynn Chang discuss their 50 years of friendship.
Yo-Yo Ma performs Arvo Pärt's "Spiegel im Spiegel, with images by the James Webb telescope
Explore how virtuosos become maestros, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Chang and more.
Go behind the scenes of Cirque du Soleil with music director Aaron Guidry.
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Experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.
Ancient Babylon comes to life in this production of Verdi’s early masterpiece.
Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.
Explore how virtuosos become maestros, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Chang and more.
Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Niccolò Paganini and Robert Johnson.
Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos.
A diva returns to South America to perform at Manaus—and to search for her lost lover.
Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera.
Honor one of the most beloved stars in country music history.
Celebrate 20 years at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Phil.