Great Performances: Passing Strange: The Movie DVD

This is the exuberant, frequently hilarious and ultimately moving story of a young African-American man on a journey of escape, exploration and self-discovery. Recorded for television by Spike Lee, "Passing Strange" is the semi-autobiographical story of a young man who leaves behind his middle-class, church-ruled upbringing in mid-70s Los Angeles to travel to Europe in search of his artistic and personal identity.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 135 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic: The Inaugural Concert (2009) DVD

This is the DVD of the highly-anticipated Los Angeles Philharmonic Opening Night Concert on October 8th 2009, Live from Walt Disney Concert Hall, led by newly-appointed Music Director Gustavo Dudamel!

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 90 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-G
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Sting: A Winter's Night...Live From Durham Cathedral DVD

Rock and pop superstar Sting welcomes the holidays with an atmospheric musical celebration of wintertime, days of solitude and reflection, as well as rebirth and festivity. Recorded at the magnificent Durham Cathedral near his hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in northern England, this program conjures the moods and spirits of the season with a diverse collection of songs, carols and lullabies spanning the centuries.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 80 minutes on 2 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: My Christmas Deluxe Edition CD & DVD

The first-ever live Christmas recording from Andrea Bocelli is a heart-warming collection of songs destined to become a holiday classic for years to come. Produced by the legendary Grammy�-Award winner David Foster, the bonus DVD features the singer's unmistakable soaring vocals, alongside duets with special guests.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : Italy

Great Performances: Summer Night Concert-Schoenbrunn Featuring Daniel Barenboim DVD

On the 4th of June 2009 the Wiener Philharmoniker presented the Viennese public with a free open-air concert on the grounds of Sch�nbrunn Palace where over 150,000 visitors were present in the audience for this momentous occasion recorded and filmed by Austrian Television.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Karajan: A Film by Robert Dornhelm DVD

To commemorate Herbert von Karajan's 100th birthday, this 90 min. film documentary will cast the light on the entire complexity of the Karajan phenomenon. While the film will treat the main stations in his career, it will above all undertake the attempt to uncover the true, personal essence of this unique artist behind the public figure. Directed by the Oscar nominee Robert Dornhelm.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 92 minutes on 1 Disc
Subtitles: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Chess in Concert-Highlights CD

Starring multiplatinum artist Josh Groban, Tony-winning Idina Menzel (Wicked) and Tony nominated Adam Pascal (RENT), Chess In Concert revives the eclectic yet wonderfully pop 1984 concept album featuring the music of ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and lyrics of Tim Rice.

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Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Chess in Concert CD

Starring multiplatinum artist Josh Groban, Tony-winning Idina Menzel (Wicked) and Tony nominated Adam Pascal (RENT), Chess In Concert revives the eclectic yet wonderfully pop 1984 concept album featuring the music of ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and lyrics of Tim Rice.

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Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Chess in Concert DVD+CD+CD Highlights, Save $10

Recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall in May 2008, Chess In Concert is a spectacular London revival of the cult favorite musical Chess, featuring the music of ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and lyrics of Tim Rice, starring multiplatinum artist Josh Groban, Tony-winning Idina Menzel (Wicked) and Tony nominated Adam Pascal (RENT).

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Country Of Origin : United States

Chess in Concert DVD

Recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall in May 2008, Chess In Concert is a spectacular London revival of the cult favorite musical Chess, featuring the music of ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and lyrics of Tim Rice, starring multiplatinum artist Josh Groban, Tony-winning Idina Menzel (Wicked) and Tony nominated Adam Pascal (RENT).

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 145 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: King Lear DVD

William Shakespeare's unrelenting King Lear is considered to be one of the playwright's most enduring and haunting works for the stage. The challenge of playing its title role has long fallen to some of the greatest actors of our time. This telecast marks Sir Ian McKellen's return to the Royal Shakespeare Company, that has resulted in a tour-de-force performance as Lear. Co-directed for television by Sir Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 150 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Gospel at Colonus DVD

A renowned collaboration between experimental theater director Lee Breuer and composer Bob Telson, The Gospel at Colonus retells Sophocles' classical tragedy Oedipus at Colonus through the medium of modern gospel. This filmed version of the much-lauded 1985 Philadelphia performance stars Morgan Freeman, The Blind Boys of Alabama and gospel performer Javetta Steele.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 1985
Length: 90 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Cyrano DVD

Now on DVD, this romantic Broadway hit starring Oscar winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda), Jennifer Garner (Juno) and Daniel Sunjata (TV's Rescue Me), wowed both critics and audiences. This classic tale of romance and tragedy tells the touching story of the big-nosed poet and philosopher Cyrano who feeds the handsome but empty-headed Christian the honey'd words to win the love of the beautiful Roxanne.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 141 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Pavarotti: A Life in Seven Arias DVD

The extraordinary documentary tells the story of Luciano Pavarotti's remarkable career through the eyes of some of his colleagues and the arias that made him famous! With the use of extensive archival performance footage, interviews and film from the BBC, this documentary is an in-depth appreciation of the most popular opera singer of modern times.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 82 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Nureyev's Don Quixote (Australian Ballet) DVD

Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann are thrilling in this Australian Ballet production. Also starring Lucette Aldous, Ray Powell, and Francis Croese. Shown in widescreen, and digitally restored to its' original brilliance. Includes bonus features, such as the details of the film's restoration, and a comparison of the old and new versions.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 1973
Length: 127 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (San Francisco Ballet) DVD

Since the first production of The Nutcracker in St. Petersburg more than a century ago, its charming story, dazzling choreography and magnificent Tchaikovsky score have made it one of the most popular and enduring ballets the world over. San Francisco Ballet makes the beloved ballet its own, resetting it during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition. As seen on PBS' Great Performances. Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi hosts.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 132 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Martina McBride: Live in Concert CD PLUS Bonus DVD!

In this stunning PBS Great Performance Special Martina McBride: Live in Concert, Martina revisits her classic hits from each one of her highly successful albums.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 30 minutes on 2 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Company: A Musical Comedy DVD & CD Save $5

Sweeping all the major theater awards for Best Revival of a Musical, this beloved Stephen Sondheim-George Furth classic is more relevant today than ever before. Far ahead of its time with its unconventional look at love and commitment in modern Manhattan, Company is a funny and sophisticated portrayal of the pros and cons of marriage as seen through a 35-year-old confirmed bachelor and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends.

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Great Performances: Company: A Musical Comedy CD

For Stephen Sondheim fans, the recorded score to Company has long been as much an object of adoration as the six-time Tony-winning play itself. Company on CD functions as a deeply moving song cycle even apart from George Furth's libretto, about the vicissitudes of marriage and the joys and trials of the single life, seen through the eyes of the coolly dispassionate Manhattan bachelor Bobby on the occasion of his 35th birthday.

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Production Year: 2007
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Great Performances: Company: A Musical Comedy DVD

Sweeping all the major theater awards for Best Revival of a Musical, this beloved Stephen Sondheim-George Furth classic is more relevant today than ever before. Far ahead of its time with its unconventional look at love and commitment in modern Manhattan, Company is a funny and sophisticated portrayal of the pros and cons of marriage as seen through a 35-year-old confirmed bachelor and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 131 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG+L
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

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Great Performances: Passing Strange: The Movie DVD

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Great Performances: Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic: The Inaugural Concert (2009) DVD

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Great Performances: Sting: A Winter's Night...Live From Durham Cathedral DVD

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Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: My Christmas Deluxe Edition CD & DVD

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Great Performances: Summer Night Concert-Schoenbrunn Featuring Daniel Barenboim DVD

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Great Performances: Karajan: A Film by Robert Dornhelm DVD

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Chess in Concert-Highlights CD

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Chess in Concert CD

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Great Performances: King Lear DVD

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Great Performances: Cyrano DVD

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Great Performances: Pavarotti: A Life in Seven Arias DVD

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Great Performances: Nureyev's Don Quixote (Australian Ballet) DVD

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Great Performances: Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (San Francisco Ballet) DVD

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Great Performances: Martina McBride: Live in Concert CD PLUS Bonus DVD!

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Great Performances: Company: A Musical Comedy DVD & CD Save $5

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Great Performances: Company: A Musical Comedy CD

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