Classical Music's Most Memorable Moments On Sesame Street

The recurring Sesame Street character—based on the Spanish tenor—joins his namesake in a bilingual duet.

As part of Sesame Street's long-running “People in Your Neighborhood” segment, Murray and Ovejita drop by Lincoln Center to visit Alan Gilbert and some students at the Juilliard School.

Uh oh—Elmo doesn’t want to go to sleep! Luckily, Denyce Graves has a solution: a Bizet-inspired lullaby, complete with a chorus of sheep.

This trumpet, french horn, tenor horn, and sousaphone/Wagner horn need some help getting Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in order.

Yo-Yo Ma joins the Sesame Street Chamber Music Society for a performance of Beethoven’s masterful (but little-known) Quartet for Two Honkers, Dinger, and Cello.

Oscar won't let Evelyn Glennie play in his junk band—that is, until he hears her trash can solo. Glennie, who has been deaf since the age of 12, uses her other senses to help her make music.

With Ma's help, Elmo learns the difference between a “little fiddle” and a “big fiddle”—a violin and a cello.

Murray and Ovejita visit Lincoln Center and meet mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard while she is performing the role of Rosina in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville."

Of course, Yo-Yo Ma couldn't leave Sesame Street without convincing Hoots that the cello can sing the blues, too.

Lang Lang auditions for a solo gig with the Grouch Symphony Orchestra, but finds that Maestro Grouch is hard to please!

This brief, touching clip serves as a reminder that we all have our own unique strengths and challenges.

Bobby McFerrin shows some new friends his take on the ABCs.

Looks like someone's been hanging out with the Cookie Monster... In this Aida-inspired clip, mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne sings an ode to her favorite snack.

Telly and Itzhak Perlman perform the famous Minuet in G, with Telly playing “the fun part” on his tuba.