In 1997, famous classics scholar Robert Fagles visited the NewsHour to talk about his bestselling translation of Homer’s Odyssey and how he made it relevant to a modern audience. Fagles died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at age 74.

This week, music plays a central role in each of Reel 13’s featured shorts. Vote for either an homage to Sonic Youth, an anti-war call to action, or a critique of totalitarianism represented by a crackdown on mambo dancing. The winner is broadcast Saturday, April 5, 2008.

Mark Lamos, the director of NYCO’s “Madama Butterfly,” speaks about his roots with Channel Thirteen and the difference between directing for opera versus directing straight theater.

The second season of GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET is now broadcast in HD. This week, Roberto Alagna and Anna Netrebko star in “Roméo et Juliette,” conducted by Plácido Domingo.

Sergei Prokofiev’s fanciful musical tale “Peter and the Wolf” is given new life in this innovative new animated interpretation, which won the 2008 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.