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Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 at 1 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Not available on demand. For the first time in its history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition. With new staging by David McVicar, conductor Patrick Furrer leads a starry cast.

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. Nadine Sierra takes on one of the repertory's most formidable and storied roles, the haunted heroine of Lucia di Lammermoor, in an electrifying new staging by in-demand Australian theater and film director Simon Stone, conducted by Riccardo Frizza. Show-stopping tenor Javier Camarena adds to the bel canto fireworks as Lucia's beloved, Edgardo, with baritone Artur Rucinski as her overbearing brother, Enrico, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as her tutor, Raimondo.

Premieres Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App. Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic's annual summer night concert with cellist Gautier Capucon under the direction of guest conductor Andris Nelsons at Austria's Schonbrunn Palace.

Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Not available on demand. The exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen brings one of her signature roles to the Met for the first time as the mythological Greek heroine of Strauss's enchanting masterpiece. The outstanding cast also features mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the Composer of the opera-within-an-opera around which the plot revolves.

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! + Encores Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover the wildlife and landscapes of Portugal, shaped by its history as a global trading hub. From forest to coast, witness the majesty of the country’s wild horses, storks, monk seals, flamingos and more.

Premieres Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, April 10 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Follow the life of an old hippo, a king of its kind, and discover the true character of one of Earth's largest land mammals.

Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Sept. 8 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. The political leaders and choices they made that have undermined and threatened American democracy. How officials fed lies about the 2020 election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.

Monday, April 10, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Experience Judith's multigenerational love story. As a daughter caring for her terminally ill mother and an "old-new mom" adopting a baby in her 50s, this film ultimately asks: "what do we really want to leave our children?"

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Narrated by Jason Momoa, discover the inspiring story and considerable impact of five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku. He shattered swimming records and globalized surfing while overcoming racism in a lifetime of personal challenges.

Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Thursday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m on KPBS 2. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has long protected survivors of the Ice Age, but this once remote and frozen fortress is on the brink of change. Now, for the caribou, musk oxen, polar bears, and Arctic foxes, the ice age is slipping away.