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Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
Season 51
Episode 7
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost. Tracing the First Folio’s story, the film also spotlights how New York City’s Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s work for today’s audiences.
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1:22:25
Celebrate with a performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” led by Jaap van Zweden.
2:11:32
Experience this powerful opera with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.
1:24:17
Explore Shakespeare’s love life in this ballet featuring music by Rhiannon Giddens.
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2:18:45
Watch an adaption of the hit film where suspicion comes to a head at a Catholic school.