Kirk Browning

Kirk Browning

Kirk Browning (March 28, 1921 – February 10, 2008) was an American television director and producer who had hundreds of productions to his credit, including 185 broadcasts of Live from Lincoln Center. Born in New York City, Browning dropped out of Cornell University after attending for only one month and moved to Waco, Texas, where he was hired as a newspaper reporter. Because of a childhood injury, he was rejected by the United States Army when he tried to enlist during World War II, so he worked as an ambulance driver in England and France. In the late 1940s, he was a chicken farmer operating an egg route in Ridgefield, Connecticut when one of his customers offered him a job in the music library at NBC. The clerical position led to his directing live televised performances by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Soon after he was made a stage manager of the network's newly formed opera company, and he later became its Director. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title: Kirk Browning
  • Popularity: 1.649
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1921-03-28
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Kirk Browning Movies

  • 1991
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    The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1 1991 HD

    A stage presentation of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". The Steppenwolf Theater Company's production featuring the original Broadway cast. ...

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  • 1962
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    The Flood

    The Flood

    1 1962 HD

    Stravinsky and Balanchine's take on the apocalyptic Biblical tale. An opera composed for video.

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  • 1984
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    You Can't Take it With You

    You Can't Take it With You

    1 1984 HD

    A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.

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  • 1991
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    Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

    Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

    1 1991 HD

    Antony and Cleopatra is an opera in three acts by American composer Samuel Barber. The libretto was prepared by Franco Zeffirelli. After an...

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  • 1976
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    New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville

    New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville

    1 1976 HD

    Performed at the Lincoln Center. Conducted by Sarah Caldwell. The staging and costuming explicitly telegraphed the characters. For example, Rosina...

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  • 1981
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    Snow White Live

    Snow White Live

    6 1981 HD

    The classic Disney animated feature is performed as a live stage show at the Radio City Music Hall.

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  • 1974
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    Enemies

    Enemies

    1 1974 HD

    In a sun-dappled garden in provincial Russia in 1905, some factory owners and their wives discuss the unrest among the workers. Rather than submit to...

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  • 1982
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    Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

    Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

    1 1982 HD

    A record of McKellen's one-man Broadway show about the Bard.

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  • 1975
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    Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

    Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

    1 1975 HD

    Russell B. Parker, a former vaudeville hoofer, is a man of big dreams but small ambitions. He hardly works at all in fact, often spending the time...

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  • 1976
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    The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

    1 1976 HD

    William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the...

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  • 1977
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    The Royal Family

    The Royal Family

    8 1977 HD

    George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like...

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  • 1989
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    Our Town

    Our Town

    1 1989 HD

    This classic American play, performed on an almost-bare stage, is about the mundane but rather pleasant lives of the Gibbs family, the Webb family,...

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  • 1976
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    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    6.9 1976 HD

    San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor...

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  • 2000
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    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    8.5 2000 HD

    An aging salesman is fired from his job after a long career in it. Broken, without much to look forward to, he tries reconnecting with his wife and...

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  • 1983
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    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    8 1983 HD

    From the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production comes a whimsical retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic.

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  • 1977
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    Rigoletto

    Rigoletto

    10 1977 HD

    A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester...

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  • 1974
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    A Touch of the Poet

    A Touch of the Poet

    1 1974 HD

    Cornelius "Con" Melody is an Irish tavern keeper in New England who lives in reverence of his former days as a nobleman and decorated officer in the...

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  • 1987
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    Turandot

    Turandot

    6.4 1987 HD

    The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...

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  • 1984
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    La Forza del Destino

    La Forza del Destino

    1 1984 HD

    Leonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who curses them as he dies. The lovers go on the run, but...

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  • 1957
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    Mayerling

    Mayerling

    5.5 1957 HD

    Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal hunting lodge there, in 1889, Crown Prince...

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  • 1981
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    L'Elisir d'Amore

    L'Elisir d'Amore

    1 1981 HD

    The Metropolitan Opera performance of L'Elisir d'Amore is conducted by Nicola Rescigno and features Luciano Pavarotti in the title role. Donizetti's...

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  • 1980
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    Don Carlo

    Don Carlo

    1 1980 HD

    Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue. The Spanish...

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  • 1986
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    Die Fledermaus

    Die Fledermaus

    1 1986 HD

    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 31 December 1986.

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  • 1979
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    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    1 1979 HD

    This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met...

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  • 1982
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    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

    9 1982 HD

    Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. During a squall at sea, Idomeneo -- the king of...

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  • 1990
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    New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

    New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

    9.2 1990 HD

    Inspired by Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, a tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love...

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  • 1986
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    Candide

    Candide

    1 1986 HD

    The legendary Harold Prince directs Bernstein's perennial favorite Candide, which premiered at New York City Opera under his direction in 1982 and...

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  • 1974
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    The Daughter of the Regiment

    The Daughter of the Regiment

    1 1974 HD

    Beverly Sills in supremely confident form, vocally and histrionically in Donizetti’s famous opera, with a brilliant supporting cast that...

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  • 1978
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    Tartuffe

    Tartuffe

    1 1978 HD

    Donald Moffat stars in Moliere's classic comedy about lovable scoundrel Tartuffe, who befriends the wealthy Orgon and then attempts to seduce both...

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  • 1983
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    Ernani

    Ernani

    1 1983 HD

    Verdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her...

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  • 1982
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    Hansel & Gretel - The Met

    Hansel & Gretel - The Met

    1 1982 HD

    The Metropolitan Opera's performance of "Hansel and Gretel" features music by Engelbert Humperdinck and is conducted by Thomas Fulton. The Met's...

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  • 1978
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    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    9 1978 HD

    Plácido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both leads on the same night at the Met in 1978 on opera's most popular double-bill.

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  • 1981
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    Il trittico

    Il trittico

    1 1981 HD

    A trio of operas in three short stories - the first a gruesome murder melodrama, the second is a passionate tearjerker, and the third is a dark...

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  • 1976
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    La Traviata

    La Traviata

    1 1976 HD

    The classic opera is brought to life by Beverly Sills.

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  • 1963
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    Amahl and the Night Visitors

    Amahl and the Night Visitors

    6 1963 HD

    One night in Judea, a disabled shepherd boy-turned-beggar and his mother are visited by three strangers. They are the Three Kings, and they are on...

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  • 1955
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    Amahl and the Night Visitors

    Amahl and the Night Visitors

    1 1955 HD

    A destitute, crippled child and his mother are visited late one night by three traveling strangers who claim to be following a star so that they may...

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  • 1960
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    Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

    Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

    1 1960 HD

    Two plays by William Saroyan portraying writers stymied, inspired, frustrated, excited, listful, wistful, slothful, awed, unnerved, perhaps corrupted...

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  • 2006
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    The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)

    The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)

    10 2006 HD

    In the summer of 1953, Margaret Johnson, the wife of an American businessman, is touring Italy with her daughter, Clara. While sightseeing,...

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  • 1985
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    The Gospel at Colonus

    The Gospel at Colonus

    1 1985 HD

    An African-American musical version of Sophocles's tragedy, Oedipus at Colonus. In 1985 PBS televised the original Brooklyn Academy of Music...

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  • 1996
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    New York City Opera: The Merry Widow

    New York City Opera: The Merry Widow

    1 1996 HD

    A televised production of The Merry Widow featuring behind the scenes content.

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  • 1982
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    Horowitz in London

    Horowitz in London

    1 1982 HD

    Vladimir Horowitz's piano recital in 1982 at Royal Festival Hall in London.

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  • 1982
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    Working

    Working

    4.3 1982 HD

    This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a...

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  • 1982
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    Fifth of July

    Fifth of July

    7 1982 HD

    Ken Talley, a Vietnam vet who lost his legs in combat, lives in a farmhouse in rural Missouri with his lover, Jed. Traumatized and bitter, Ken...

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  • 1988
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    A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

    1 1988 HD

    A true story about one US and one USSR delegate who, during 1982 talks in Geneva between USA and USSR on limiting medium-range nukes in Europe, met...

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  • 1981
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    Elixir of Love

    Elixir of Love

    7 1981 HD

    The incomparable Luciano Pavarotti at his most eloquent brings Donizetti’s Nemorino to live as only he can, combining vocal fireworks, personal...

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  • 1951
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    Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner

    Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner

    1 1951 HD

    The historic Toscanini television concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Broadcast #7 was of a concert on December 29, 1951 from Carnegie Hall,...

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  • 1951
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    Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms

    Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms

    1 1951 HD

    The historic Toscanini television concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Broadcast #6 was of a concert on November 3, 1951 from Carnegie Hall,...

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  • 1975
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    The Rules of the Game

    The Rules of the Game

    1 1975 HD

    Dramatist Luigi Pirandello's mordant comedy of manners tells the tale of upper-crust Italians Silia Gala and her sneering spouse, Leone, who finds...

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  • 1977
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    The Prince of Homburg

    The Prince of Homburg

    1 1977 HD

    During an invasion by the Swedish army, the Prince of Homburg, a 17th century Prussian nobleman, disobeys his military orders. Although his bold...

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  • 1980
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    Big Blonde

    Big Blonde

    5 1980 HD

    High-spirited model Hazel decides that she should settle down in this stage play based on a Dorothy Parker short story. But her marriage to traveling...

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  • 1958
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    The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

    1 1958 HD

    The Christmas Tree is a 1958 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television film that was broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1958. It is based on the short...

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  • 2006
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    Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve

    Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve

    10 2006 HD

    Broadway and concert star Audra McDonald rings in the new year with a program of cherished song standards by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Harold...

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  • 1981
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    Samson et Dalila

    Samson et Dalila

    8 1981 HD

    While the rest of the Hebrews bewail their fate, Samson alone trusts in God's promise of liberty. Abimelech, the Philistine satrap of Gaza, enters to...

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  • 1983
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    The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

    The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

    1 1983 HD

    In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performance uniting some of the world's most spellbinding...

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  • 1988
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    An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti

    An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti

    8 1988 HD

    Opera greats Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland -- one of the most acclaimed tenors and one of the most beloved sopranos of the 20th century --...

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  • 1983
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    Lucia di Lammermoor

    Lucia di Lammermoor

    1 1983 HD

    This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first catapulted her to international stardom. She...

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  • 1967
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    Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

    4 1967 HD

    Joe Boyd, an aging Washington Senators fan, would sell his soul for the Senators to beat the New York Yankees and win the pennant. Enter Mr....

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  • 1951
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    Amahl and the Night Visitors

    Amahl and the Night Visitors

    8 1951 HD

    The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a...

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  • 1978
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

    8 1978 HD

    Imbuing the familiar Don Juan myth with a captivating combination of comedy, seductiveness, danger, and damnation, Mozart created an enduring...

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  • 1977
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    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    10 1977 HD

    Puccini’s heartbreaking story of young love in the garrets of Belle Epoque Paris has attracted many famous singers through the years. But with...

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  • 1985
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    Tosca

    Tosca

    1 1985 HD

    Live Metropolitan Opera performance March, 1985.

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  • 1978
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    Tosca

    Tosca

    1 1978 HD

    A stellar cast brings Puccini’s spellbinding opera to life, seizing every opportunity to thrill the audience. Luciano Pavarotti is Cavaradossi,...

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  • 1980
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    Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    Puccini: Manon Lescaut

    1 1980 HD

    All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by James Levine and his top-flight...

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  • 1986
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    New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    1 1986 HD

    This enchanting, evening-length ode to Shakespeare’s comedy features Maria Calegari (Titania), Ib Andersen (Oberon), and Jean-Pierre Frohlich...

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  • 1982
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    Puccini: La Boheme

    Puccini: La Boheme

    1 1982 HD

    "La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera....

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  • 1987
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    The House of Blue Leaves

    The House of Blue Leaves

    1 1987 HD

    On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation, Artie, a zookeeper living in Sunnyside, Queens,...

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  • 1974
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    June Moon

    June Moon

    1 1974 HD

    In this rousing satire a native upstate New York clerk comes to 1920s Manhattan with dreams of making in big on Tin Pan Alley.

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  • 1969
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    The Violent Universe

    The Violent Universe

    1 1969 HD

    Thirty distinguished astronomers are visited at their observatories throughout the world in this comprehensive report of astronomical theories,...

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  • 1976
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    Copland Conducts Copland

    Copland Conducts Copland

    1 1976 HD

    This concert film made in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles in 1976 captures a memorable performance conducted by the doyen of American...

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  • 1992
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    Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

    Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

    9 1992 HD

    This program features the music of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim in a 1992 performance at Carnegie Hall. An American Musical Theatre writer for...

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  • 1990
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    William Shakespeare's Hamlet

    William Shakespeare's Hamlet

    1 1990 HD

    A Danish prince and university student avenges his father's murder by his uncle, who stole the crown and married his mother.

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  • 1978
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    Horowitz at the White House

    Horowitz at the White House

    1 1978 HD

    Piano Vladimir Horowitz in a televised recital from the White House on 26 January 1978, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his US debut, at...

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  • 1998
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    A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere

    A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere

    1 1998 HD

    Recorded live with the San Francisco Opera, the world premiere production of Andre Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire. For his first-ever opera,...

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  • 1970
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    5.667 1970 HD

    American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

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  • 1970
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    4 1970 HD

    The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the...

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  • 1970
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    8.8 1970 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Producers' Showcase is an American anthology television series that was telecast live during the 1950s in compatible color by NBC. With top talent,...

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color. The program was...

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  • 1970
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    4.9 1970 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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