Great Performances

The world of classical performing arts is brought to the comfort of your living room.

Episodes

  • Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

    Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs at the London Palladium.
  • Hamlet

    Experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco

    Ancient Babylon comes to life in this production of Verdi’s early masterpiece.
  • Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”

    Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.
  • Now Hear This “Old Friends”

    Explore how virtuosos become maestros, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Chang and more.
  • Now Hear This “Virtuosos”

    Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Niccolò Paganini and Robert Johnson.
  • Now Hear This “Rising Stars”

    Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas

    A diva returns to South America to perform at Manaus—and to search for her lost lover.

About Great Performances

Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Extras

  • A Star-Studded Performance of "Edelweiss"

  • Broadway Stars' Earliest Memory of Rodgers & Hammerstein

  • Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin"

  • Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin"

  • Sneak Peek at Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary

  • Audra McDonald at the London Palladium Preview

  • Audra McDonald Performs "I Could Have Danced All Night"

  • Audra McDonald Performs "Will He Like Me?"

  • What is Audra McDonald's Connection to "Cornet Man"?

  • Ato Blankson-Wood and Lorraine Toussaint in "Hamlet"

  • Ato Blankson-Wood Performs Hamlet's "To be, or not to be"

  • Broadway's Best 2024