American composer Carlisle Floyd's opera "Susannah", based on a Biblical story "Apocrypha" transferred to a contemporary rural Tennessee, is presented with scenes from the New York City Opera's new production.
Based on the 1930 classic by Faulkner, it is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
A discussion on the changing attitudes from the end of the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The fears and superstitions that dominated Medieval times are reflected in the paintings of that period.
A two-part series devoted to the Polish-English author Joseph Conrad. In the first part, Conrad is portrayed by an actor who uses the author's writings to express his ideas on life.
In part two of a program devoted to Joseph Conrad his novel "Under Western Eyes" is dramatized. Razeman, a Russian student, is drawn into revolutionary activities against his will.
Modern dancer Jose Limon and his troupe perform "Day on Earth," a dance symbolizing man's life on Earth. The choreography is by Doris Humphrey and the music is a sonata by Aaron Copland.
In part two of a series on the Victorian Era, a dramatization of Charles Dickens' 1854 novel "Hard Times" that described the effect of the Industrial Revolution and the social problems it created.
Host James Macandrew presents part 3 of a four-part series on the Victorian Era with guest Howard Mumford Jones, a professor of English at Harvard University.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is presented in three artistic media: scenes from the play with Bryarly Lee and Stephen Joyce; a ballet choreographed by Anthony Tudor with Nora Kaye and Hugh Laing; and excerpts from Hector Perlioz' opera.
