Tag: Sunday Morning
"Buena Vista Social Club" Serenades Broadway
In 1996, a group of elderly, mostly forgotten Cuban musicians recorded an album that became a critical and commercial phenomenon worldwide.
A Baltimore Doctor’s Patients Come to His Aid
Dr. Michael Zollicoffer is a 66-year-old private family practitioner in Baltimore.
Treasures of San Gennaro
Devotional objects made of gold and gems, donated over the past five centuries to honor San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, are kept in a vault-like museum in the southern Italian city.
Why does a big elk sound so puny?
In this animated video essay, "Sunday Morning" contributor Robert Krulwich and animator Nate Milton go inside one of Nature's mysteries, to examine why an adult male elk, weighing around half a ton, makes such an uncharacteristically high-pitched sound.
Looking back at 50 years of "Saturday Night Live"
On October 11, 1975, people tuning into the debut of a late-night comedy show saw something unlike any TV variety extravaganza they'd ever seen.
Faith Ringgold’s Art of Fearlessness and Joy
Ninety-year-old artist Faith Ringgold is best-known for her story quilts – a patchwork of lush, colorful and daring images with a story written right onto the fabric.
Music industry legend Suzanne de Passe
Suzanne de Passe is a giant in the music and entertainment industry – a trailblazing record executive who helped Motown find such talent as the Jackson 5, the Commodores, and Rick James.
The Kanneh-Masons: The family that plays together
They're rock stars in the classical world: Seven British brothers and sisters, ages 8 to 21, whose musical talents shine from TV competitions to a royal wedding.
Human Composting: The Rising Interest in Natural Burial
Natural organic reduction, more simply known as human composting, is a natural process that transforms the body into soil.
A Renaissance Era Secret Passage Reopens in Florence
Built for security reasons by the Medici family, the Vasari Corridor is a half-mile-long corridor running through the very heart of Florence.
From the archives: Peter, Paul and Mary
Musician Peter Yarrow, of the legendary folk group Peter, Paul & Mary – serenaders for the 1960s protest movement – died on January 7, 2025, at the age of 86.
The Story of Handel's "Messiah"
Since its premiere in 1742, George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," a 3.5-hour work for chorus, soloists and orchestra that includes the "Hallelujah Chorus," has become one of the most-heard pieces of classical music on Earth.
Music with Darren Criss: "Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season"
Darren Criss (the beloved star of television's "Glee," and the Broadway musical "Maybe Happy Ending") and the Young People's Chorus of New York City help "Sunday Morning" celebrate Christmas with a performance of "Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season."
Broadway’s “Gypsy,” and the Mother of All Stage Mothers
Many consider the Arthur Laurents-Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim musical "Gypsy" one of the greatest ever written.