RIGOLETTO
FRIDAY, JUNE 17 @ 10:00PM
Baritone Quinn Kelsey portrays the title role at the Met for the first time, starring alongside soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda and tenor Piotr Beczała as the Duke of Mantua. Maestro Daniele Rustioni leads Verdi’s timeless tragedy reset in 1920s Europe by Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher. Varduhi Abrahamyan plays Maddalena and Andrea Mastroni plays Sparafucile. (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
RIGOLETTO
FRIDAY, JUNE 17 @ 7:00PM
Baritone Quinn Kelsey portrays the title role at the Met for the first time, starring alongside soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda and tenor Piotr Beczała as the Duke of Mantua. Maestro Daniele Rustioni leads Verdi’s timeless tragedy reset in 1920s Europe by Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher. Varduhi Abrahamyan plays Maddalena and Andrea Mastroni plays Sparafucile. (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
LONG PROMISED ROAD
AMERICAN MASTERS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 @ 11:00PM
Explore the life and career of the singer, songwriter and co-founder of The Beach Boys. The film traces the legendary performer’s journey of reflection on a drive through Los Angeles with his longtime friend and Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine.
THIS LAND IS MY LAND
TUESDAY, JUNE 14 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of entertainer Queen Latifah and actor Jeffrey Wright, redefining their sense of the black experience — and challenging preconceptions about America’s past.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 @ 11:00PM
Visit Ft. Myers and the Paradise Coast, home to ranchers, Native Americans and fishing communities. Explore cattle country in rural Florida and meet a family of migrant workers who now own the company that harvests the produce.
JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 @ 10:00PM
Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like “Hair,” “A Chorus Line” and “for colored girls,” created a ‘theater of inclusion’ based on the belief that great art is for everyone.
JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like “Hair,” “A Chorus Line” and “for colored girls,” created a ‘theater of inclusion’ based on the belief that great art is for everyone.
ON MASTERPIECE
THURSDAY, JUNE 2 @ 10:00PM
Follow the hardships and resilience of plantation slave July (Tamara Lawrance) in the last days of slavery in 19th-century Jamaica. Based on the novel by Andrea Levy.
EQUUS: STORY OF THE HORSE
CHASING THE WIND
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 @ 5:00PM
Travel around the world with anthropologist Niobe Thompson to uncover the history of mankind’s relationship with the horse. Discover the habits and biology of these majestic animals and ride along with the world’s last nomadic tribes.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2022
SUNDAY, MAY 29 @ 6:00PM & 7:30PM
Watch the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS, hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise. With all-star performances and tributes from Washington, D.C., the 33rd annual event will continue to honor our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. (Repeats at 10:00pm & 11:30pm)