John Alexander

Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. During a squall at sea, Idomeneo -- the king of Crete -- swears to Neptune that if the monarch survives, he'll sacrifice the first person he encounters onshore. Tragically, that person ends up being his son, Idamante (Frederica Von Stade). Maestro James Levine masterfully conducts the orchestra and chorus of the Metropolitan Opera. A musical production that was designed for the "Live From the Met" series, this program was produced by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.

A Manhattan family's Christmas season turns topsy-turvy when 13-year-old Judy Graves (Peggy Ann Garner) mistakenly thinks her newly-arrived visiting uncle has just been released from prison. Director George Seaton's 1945 comedy, adapted from the hit Broadway play, also features Allyn Joslyn, John Alexander, Sylvia Field, Mona Freeman, Connie Gilchrist, Barbara Whiting, Faye Marlowe, Michael Dunne, Scotty Beckett, Stanley Prager and Ruby Dandridge.