Masterclass
TV ShowTitle | Masterclass |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Apr 18, 2010 |
Release date of last episode | Oct 14, 2014 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Karen Goodman , Kirk Simon |
Production country | United States of America |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 3 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 21 |
Run time | 30 min. |
MasterClass is a documentary television series airing on HBO. Each half-hour episode documents the experience of a small group of young artists working with a famous mentor. The series premiered on HBO on April 18, 2010 with opera star Plácido Domingo working with three aspiring young singers. The students in the program are chosen from participants in the Miami-based organization, YoungArts, a program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, which supports emerging artists. The series is produced and directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon of the Simon & Goodman Picture Company. The Executive Producer is Lin Arison. In July 2011 the series was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program in 2011.