Free Theater, Opera, & Classical Music Documentaries

Join an infectious flamenco dance class given to senior students of the National Ballet School of Canada by two great teachers from Spain.

Academy Award winning documentary film about Western culture breaking into China produced and directed by Murray Lerner. It portrays the famous violinist and music teacher Isaac Stern as the first American musician to collaborate with the China Central Symphony Society (now China National Symphony Orchestra).

In 1986, Luciano Pavarotti was invited to Beijing to present La Boheme, conduct master classes and perform concerts for more than 150 million people.

Weaving a wealth of rare archival footage and photographs along with new interviews with Joffrey star dancers and dance commentators, Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance chronicles the full story of the company, from their founding in 1956 to the present.

Dr. David Starkey explores how the story of British music has been shaped by the monarchy.

In this short documentary, Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage.

Howard Goodall traces the story of music from the ancient world to the modern day.

This short documentary follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding the cab driver, bantering with sound engineers at Columbia Records, and then, alone with the piano, fastidiously recording Bach's Italian Concerto.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa takes a personal journey exploring the physical and artistic demands of being an international soprano in the 21st century.

An intimate portrait of playwright Suzan-Lori Parks featuring actors Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright; a close-up of the theater experience that's rarely seen on film.