Music | November 2021
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THE ORATORIO:
A DOCUMENTARY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 8 PM
Martin Scorsese stars in this feature documentary about the music and history that unfolded in his childhood neighborhood of Little Italy. The film features the musicians and historians that keep this ongoing story alive.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/05/2021 @ 8 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 11/06/2021 @ 12 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 11/07/2021 @ 3 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 11/08/2021 @ 2:01 AM
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Martin Scorsese tells the story of a performance that introduced Italian opera to NYC.
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An Italian opera company restages an oratorio last performed in 1826.
DA PONTE’S ORATORIO:
A CONCERT FOR NEW YORK
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 9 PM
An Italian opera company restages an oratorio last performed in 1826. Organized by Mozart’s librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, the 1826 event changed America’s cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/05/2021 @ 9 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 11/06/2021 @ 1 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 11/07/2021 @ 4 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 11/08/2021 @ 3 AM
GREAT PERFORMANCES:
JOHN WILLIAMS AT TANGLEWOOD
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 8 PM
The concert features the BSO, Boston Pops Orchestra and Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, under the direction of conductors John Williams, Keith Lockhart and Andris Nelsons. Performances by pianists Emanuel Ax and Peter Serkin, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and vocalist James Taylor.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/12/2021 @ 8 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 11/13/2021 @ 12 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 11/15/2021 @ 2:31 AM
5 Fabulous Facts: John Williams
Episode 2 Preview | The Sacred
Join Justin Guarini, Maureen McKay, Daniel Colaner, Adam Hyndman and Michelle Williams.
ONE VOICE: THE SONGS WE SHARE:
THE SACRED
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 9:30 PM
The Sacred features Justin Guarini (American Idol), Maureen McKay (Metropolitan Opera), Daniel Colaner (16-year old prodigy artist and cancer survivor) and Broadway star Adam Hyndman. Hosted by Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/12/2021 @ 9:30 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 11/13/2021 @ 1:30 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 11/16/2021 @ 1:30 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 11/17/2021 @ 3:30 AM
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND:
SEASON 10
FRIDAYS, NOVEMBER 12, 19, 26, 10 PM
Taped deep within the subterranean amphitheater of The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains, this musical adventure series features both long-established and emerging artists within a broad spectrum of genres to include roots-rock, jam band, r&b, soul, folk, Americana and bluegrass.
Airdates:
- #1001 - WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/12/2021 @ 10 PM
- #1002 - WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/19/2021 @ 10 PM
- #1003 - WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/26/2021 @ 10 PM
Bluegrass Underground | Season 10
GREAT PERFORMANCES:
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY INAUGURAL GALA WITH ESA-PEKKA SALONEN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 8 PM
Great Performances celebrates the opening night of San Francisco Symphony’s 109th season as it welcomes its new music director, Grammy-winning conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen, to the stage as conductor for his first opening night concert. The concert features performances of John Adams’ Slonimsky’s Earbox, Alberto Ginastera’s Estancia Suite and excerpts from Iphigenia, a new opera by multiple Grammy Award winners.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/19/2021 @ 8 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 11/20/2021 @ 12 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 11/22/2021 @ 2 AM
ONE VOICE:
THE SONGS WE SHARE: BROADWAY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 9:30 PM
This episode was filmed at the historic Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C., under strict COVID-19 mitigation procedures. Hosted by and starring Tony and Grammy Award winner Jessie Mueller, Broadway features Amber Iman (Hamilton); Luke Hawkins (tap- sensation in Harry Connick, Jr. – A Celebration of Cole Porter); Alexis Michelle (RuPaul’s Drag Race); Sam Simahk (My Fair Lady, Carousel, The King and I, Miss Saigon); and celebrated pianists Steven Mann and Ray Wong. All performers are joined by The American Pops Orchestra under the baton of founder and music director Maestro Luke Frazier.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/19/2021 @ 9:30 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 11/20/2021 @ 1:30 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 11/22/2021 @ 3:30 AM
Episode 1 Preview | Broadway
Join Luke Hawkins, Amber Iman, Alexis Michelle, and more.
Coppelia and Doctor Coppelius in Great Performances: Coppelia.
GREAT PERFORMANCES:
COPPELIA!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 8 PM
New York City Ballet’s classic staging of Coppélia was created by Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova in 1974. Considered one of the greatest comic ballets of the 19th century, it is the tale of a budding romance between two villagers and the curious workings of their neighbor: the mad inventor Dr. Coppélius.
Airdates:
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/26/2021 @ 8 PM