The Arts on TV: Placido Domingo; Josh Groban; Nicholas Hytner
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“Great Performances” -- 8:30 p.m. Friday, KOCE: ‘Rigoletto’ From Mantua -- Plácido Domingo sings the lead in Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” filmed in Italy.
“Josh Groban Command Performance: 10 Years With Public Television” -- 9:30 p.m. Friday, KVCR: A compilation of performances by the singer.
“The Artist Toolbox” -- 8:30 p.m. Saturday, KLCS: Spanish-language writer Isabel Allende.
“Ballet High” -- 8 a.m. Sunday and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Logo: Students from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School have their final year to prove they have what it takes to become professional dancers.
“Exploring the Arts With Gloria Greer” -- 4 p.m. Sunday, KVCR: A tour of collections at the Palm Springs Art Museum.
“Hello Paradise” -- 5 p.m. Sunday, KVCR: Cabot’s Old Indian Pueblo Museum; artist Michael Bryan; Hong Kong.
“Theater Talk” -- 6 p.m. Sunday, KLCS: Nicholas Hytner, London’s National Theatre; Jesse Green, Michael Musto and Patrick Pacheco discuss the Tony Awards.
“Who the ... Is Jackson Pollock?” (2006) -- 6:10 and 10:35 a.m. Monday, Sundance: A 73-year-old former trucker battles the art establishment to have a painting she bought at a thrift shop declared authentic.
“Growing Bolder” -- 10:30 p.m. Monday, KLCS: Living in Harmony -- Artist Elizabeth S. Hilaire Nelson; musician Bob Rafkin; FX International; Gentle Carousel miniature therapy horses.
-- Compiled by Matt Cooper