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Michael Mayer’s sumptuous production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy returns, featuring soprano Diana Damrau and tenor Juan Diego Flórez in this 2018 performance. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. By Verdi Originally transmitted December 15, 2018 Expected runtime: 2 hours, 38 mins (158 minutes)
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This concert features a faculty and student ensemble from Rockport Music’s summer jazz workshop Students selected to be part of this high-level intensive group–the Jazz messengers–have a unique daily schedule where they study advanced jazz performance, gain jazz education experience by taking on a Teaching Assistant role, and cultivate leadership skills through performance opportunities. Learn...
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Celebrating five decades of touring, Tom Rush has been thrilling audiences here and abroad with hits like “No Regrets,” “Circle Game,” “Remember Song,” “Urge for Going” and, of course, “Rockport Sunday.” He returns this summer with singer/songwriter Matt Nakoa.
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Celebrating five decades of touring, Tom Rush has been thrilling audiences here and abroad with hits like “No Regrets,” “Circle Game,” “Remember Song,” “Urge for Going” and, of course, “Rockport Sunday.” He returns this summer with singer/songwriter Matt Nakoa.
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Born in 1984 in Portland, Oregon, esperanza spalding is an eaabibacliitoti* artist, trained and initiated in the North American (masculine) jazz lineage and tradition. Her work interweaves through various combinations of instrumental music, bass playing, improvisation, singing, composition, poetry, dance, therapeutic research, storytelling, teaching, regenerative agriculture, urban land & artist-sanctuary custodianship, and growing in love...
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In this dazzling 2024 Met performance, soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim are the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal love story. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. By Gounod Originally transmitted March 23, 2024 Expected runtime: 2 hours, 53 mins (173 minutes)
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After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band. School of Rock (2003) is a high-energy comedy that became a cult classic, blending rock ‘n’ roll with heartfelt humor and an uplifting message...
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Big Richard brings their electrifying harmonies, fiery virtuosity and bold bluegrass energy to Rockport! Fresh off the release of their acclaimed debut album Girl Dinner, this all-female supergroup delivers a must-see night of high-energy musicianship and irreverent charm. Since exploding onto the Colorado scene in 2021, the four women of the supergroup Big Richard have...
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Hailed as one of the finest interpreters of the Sinatra sound in the world, Rhode Island native Michael Dutra has been performing his tribute to Frank Sinatra across the nation—from Las Vegas to Miami to Boston—since 2002. Boston Globe columnist Wesley Morris remarked that “his sound is velour to Sinatra’s velvet. You really can’t tell...
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Donizetti’s tragedy returns to cinemas, starring soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Javier Camarena in this 2022 performance of Simon Stone’s gripping, modern-day staging. Riccardo Frizza conducts. By Donizetti Originally transmitted May 21, 2022 Expected runtime: 2 hours, 44 mins (164 minutes)
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Since their early days performing for Brooklyn’s wild underground parties, the Hot Sardines have skyrocketed to fame with their infectious brand of reinvigorated classic jazz. Described by The New York Times as “potent and assured” and The Times of London as “simply phenomenal,” the group has earned them more than 60 million digital streams across...
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Carlos Menezes, Jr.’s BrassFed Nation is a horn-driven groove machine with a unique sound incorporating the styles and traditions of early jazz, New Orleans funk & soul, rhythm & blues, calypso and Jamaican ska! Paying homage to the infectious beat and sound of the New Orleans Brass and Second-Line traditions, this year’s program will transport...
