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Preview: Season 50 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Experience this powerful opera with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.
Experience the story of seamstress Esther who begins writing to a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. Featuring music by Ricky Ian Gordon, a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, this powerful opera is directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Intimate Apparel Preview
Preview: Season 50 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Experience the story of seamstress Esther who begins writing to a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. Featuring music by Ricky Ian Gordon, a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, this powerful opera is directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher.
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Behind the Scenes of "Intimate Apparel"
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Clip: S50 Ep2 | 3m 7s | Lynn Nottage speaks with cast members Kearstin Piper Brown and Chabrelle Williams. (3m 7s)
Clip: S50 Ep2 | 3m 4s | Esther and Mayme envision their dreams for the future. (3m 4s)
Clip: S50 Ep2 | 2m 46s | Esther receives a letter from a mysterious suitor. (2m 46s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...