Arts on TV: Placido Domingo; Oscar Hammerstein; Il Volo; ‘Phantom’
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‘Open Call’ 9 p.m. Thursday, KCET: Kenny Burrell
‘SoCal Insider With Rick Reiff’ 7:30 p.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m., Sunday, KOCE: ‘Greatest Living Tenor’: Interview with opera legend Placido Domingo.
‘The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies’ 8 p.m. Friday, KLCS: Alexander meets and auditions four pianists age 8 to 12.
‘Great Performances’ 8:30 p.m. Friday; 12:30 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m., Wednesday, KOCE: ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at the Royal Albert Hall : Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess star in a fully-staged production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera,’ from London’s Royal Albert Hall.
‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ 12:37 a.m. Friday, NBC: Actor Paul Rudd; actress Gabrielle Union; performance from ‘Sister Act.’
‘The Voice’ 4 p.m. Saturday, E!: The Blind Auditions, Part 5 : More vocalists audition for the judges. (Part 5 of 5)
‘Il Volo Takes Flight’ 5:30 p.m. Saturday, KOCE: The Italian teen vocal group performs classical and traditional Italian songs at the Detroit Opera House.
‘The Artist Toolbox’ 8:30 p.m. Saturday, KLCS: American Ballet Theatre principal dancers Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky discuss the rigors of being a professional dancer.
‘Yanni -- Live at El Morro’ 9 p.m. Saturday, KOCE: Yanni performs with his 15-piece orchestra at El Morro, a 16th-century citadel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
‘Oscar Hammerstein II -- Out of My Dreams’ 7 p.m. Sunday, KOCE; 8:30 p.m. Sunday, KVCR: Lyricist and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II worked in theater for more than 40 years, writing lyrics to more than 1,000 songs and the books of 45 operettas and musicals.
‘Idina Menzel Live -- Barefoot at the Symphony’ 8:30 p.m. Sunday, KOCE: Menzel performs Broadway classics, her own selections and contemporary songs with Taye Diggs and composer Marvin Hamlisch.
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-- Compiled by Ed Stockly
‘ stars Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom. Credit: Alastair Muir