4320 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67 en-us © 2009 Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/resources/files/programs/100x100/67.jpg http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67 100 100 Following his international success with "Songs from the Labyrinth" featuring the music of Elizabethan composer John Dowland, rock and pop superstar Sting welcomes the holidays with an atmospheric musical celebration of winter time - days of solitude and reflection, as well as re-birth and festivity. Recorded on location at the magnificent Durham Cathedral near his hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in northern England, this performance conjures the moods and spirits of the season with a diverse collection of songs, carols and lullabies spanning the centuries. Also featured are a few new songs as well as Sting's interpretation of classical favorites. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3504/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3504/rss Thu, 26 Nov 09 20:30:00 -0700 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss Sun, 29 Nov 09 19:00:00 -0700 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss Wed, 02 Dec 09 19:00:00 -0700 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss Sat, 05 Dec 09 21:00:00 -0700 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss Sun, 06 Dec 09 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3505/rss Mon, 07 Dec 09 19:00:00 -0700 Since The Nutcracker's first production in St. Petersburg more than a century ago, its charming story, dazzling choreography and magnificent Tchaikovsky score have combined to make it one of the most popular and enduring ballets the world over. Surprisingly, the ballet did not receive its first full-length production in America until 1944 with the San Francisco Ballet. "Great Performances" partners with SFB and KQED San Francisco to bring the company's current production to television. With its setting transposed to San Francisco's 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition, SFB artistic director Helgi Tomasson's production features dazzling new sets by Michael Yeargan and opulent costumes by Martin Pakledinaz. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3405/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3405/rss Mon, 21 Dec 09 20:00:00 -0700 Giacomo Puccinis enduring 1896 blockbuster now makes its way to the big screen in a lushly atmospheric movie adaptation directed by Robert Dornhelm. The operatic "dream couple" - sensational Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and dashing Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon - reunite as the doomed lovers Mimi and Rodolfo, joined by George von Bergen (vocals by Boaz Daniel) as Marcello, Adrian Erod as Schaunard, Vitalij Kowaljow as Colline, Tiziano Bracci as Benoit and Nicole Cabell as Musetta. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3506/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3506/rss Wed, 23 Dec 09 20:01:00 -0700 Since The Nutcracker's first production in St. Petersburg more than a century ago, its charming story, dazzling choreography and magnificent Tchaikovsky score have combined to make it one of the most popular and enduring ballets the world over. Surprisingly, the ballet did not receive its first full-length production in America until 1944 with the San Francisco Ballet. "Great Performances" partners with SFB and KQED San Francisco to bring the company's current production to television. With its setting transposed to San Francisco's 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition, SFB artistic director Helgi Tomasson's production features dazzling new sets by Michael Yeargan and opulent costumes by Martin Pakledinaz. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3405/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/67-3405/rss Thu, 24 Dec 09 23:00:00 -0700