"Sweeney Todd" at The New York Philharmonic - Preview

Extras

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  Renee Fleming performs Johann Strauss' "Frag micht oft"

  The legendary diva unveils one of her "Guilty Pleasures" in this web-exclusive performance

  3:30
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  Overture to Verdi's "La forza del destino"

  Bonus performance of Riccardo Frizza leading members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

  7:39
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  A Kind of Blue: Osvaldo Golijov's "Azul"

  Osvaldo Golijov vividly narrates the composing of a musical masterpiece.

  2:08
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  Audra McDonald Rapid-Fire Interview

  Audra McDonald answers (almost) everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask.

  1:19
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  Storytelling in Strings: Yo-Yo Ma

  Cello master Yo-Yo Ma describes how music is related to storytelling.

  1:49
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  How A Composer Conducts Himself

  What can a composer do to make sure his musical vision is heard? Conduct!

  3:32
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  Mother Ginger

  Kelly Ripa asks how 8 young dancers are able to dance while avoiding a man on stilts.

  4:26
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  The Balanchine Way

  Where does the New York City Ballet get all those amazing children in The Nutcracker?

  5:08
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  The Daughters of Rodgers and Hammerstein: South Pacific

  South Pacific: Alan Alda interviews Mary Rodgers and Alice Hammerstein.

  4:50
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  Bartlett Sher and Andre Bishop Right In the Middle: South...

  South Pacific: Alan Alda, Andre Bishop and stage director Bartlett Sher.

  3:09