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In this program viewers join Sophie and Pierre as they spend a day in Paris visiting some world-famous attractions-the Louvre Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, and Notre Dame Cathedral. The teens travel by boat on the Seine, board the Paris Metro, and then proceed on foot down the Champs-Elysees, where they stop for lunch at an outdoor cafe. An engaging and informative cultural experience at entry level, Sophie and Pierre's rapid and...
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This program proceeds from the early music of the Eastern churches to the establishment of music as part of the Christian liturgy; the influence of Pope Gregory and the first composers for the Church; Notre-Dame de Paris and other religious centers; Leonin, Perotin, Guillaume de Machaut; the birth of secular song; Walther von der Vogelweide, Landini, Dunstable, and Dufay. Includes excerpts from: Traditional Gregorian, Hebrew, and Greek chants; Leonin's...
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Quasimodo ventures from his tower to the joyous festival of fools, but the crowd turns cruel and rejects him because of the way he looks. The gypsy Esmeralda rescues him and he finds himself battling to save the people and the city he loves--while reminding us to see people as they are rather than how they appear.
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Set during the reign of Louis XI. Clopin bought Esmeralda from the gypsies when she was young. Dancing in the square at the festival, Esmeralda is spotted by Jehan, the evil brother of the good archdeacon Claude Frollo. When he sets Quasimodo out to kidnap Esmeralda, Phoebus, Captain of the Guards, rescues her and captures Quasimodo. Quasimodo is sentenced to be flogged, and the only one who will give him water while he is tied in the square is Esmeralda....
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International music superstar Josh Groban performs songs from some of the world's greatest musicals, including Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera. He also duets with Kelly Clarkson and Audra McDonald.