"Great Performances"
The New York Philharmonic Live from North Korea (2008)

Director:

Michael Beyer

TV Series:

"Great Performances" (1972)

Original Air Date:

26 February 2008

Genre:

Music | Musical

Plot:

The New York Philharmonic's first-ever live concert from North Korea. |

Plot Keywords:

Broadway Musical | Concert | Dance | Opera

Cast

William Irigoyen	...	Himself - Host
Lorin Maazel	...	Himself
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra	...	Themselves
Bob Woodruff	...	Himself (host)

Runtime:

90 min | USA:119 min (Great Performances version)

Country:

USA | France | Germany | South Korea | North Korea

Language:

Korean | English

Colour:

Colour | Black and White (archival footage)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Pyongyang, North Korea

Company:

Arte France

Trivia:

This program features the very first performance of a Western symphony orchestra in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Goofs:

Host Bob Woodruff gives the impression that the first time that the Overture to "Candide" was performed was in 1990, when the New York Philharmonic, in Bernstein's honor, performed it without a conductor. In fact, it was first performed in 1956, when "Candide" premiered on Broadway, and Bernstein himself performed it many times, including a full-length performance of the musical which he conducted.

Soundtrack:

An American in Paris