Great Performances

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

Episodes

  • Audra McDonald at the London Palladium: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

    S51 Ep20 |
    Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs at the London Palladium.
  • Hamlet: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hamlet

    S51 Ep19 |
    Experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco

    S51 Ep18 |
    Ancient Babylon comes to life in this production of Verdi’s early masterpiece.
  • Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”

    S51 Ep17 |
    Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.
  • Now Hear This “Old Friends”: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This “Old Friends”

    S51 Ep16 |
    Explore how virtuosos become maestros, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Chang and more.
  • Now Hear This “Virtuosos”: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This “Virtuosos”

    S51 Ep15 |
    Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Niccolò Paganini and Robert Johnson.
  • Now Hear This “Rising Stars”: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This “Rising Stars”

    S51 Ep14 |
    Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas

    S51 Ep13 |
    A diva returns to South America to perform at Manaus—and to search for her lost lover.
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    Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking

    S51 Ep12 |
    Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera.

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

  • Audra McDonald Performs "I Could Have Danced All Night": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Audra McDonald Performs "I Could Have Danced All Night"

  • Audra McDonald Performs "Will He Like Me?": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Audra McDonald Performs "Will He Like Me?"

  • What is Audra McDonald's Connection to "Cornet Man"?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What is Audra McDonald's Connection to "Cornet Man"?

  • Ato Blankson-Wood and Lorraine Toussaint in "Hamlet": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ato Blankson-Wood and Lorraine Toussaint in "Hamlet"

  • Ato Blankson-Wood Performs Hamlet's "To be, or not to be": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ato Blankson-Wood Performs Hamlet's "To be, or not to be"

  • Broadway's Best 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Broadway's Best 2024

  • Solea Pfeiffer performs as Ophelia in The Public Theater's "Hamlet": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Solea Pfeiffer performs as Ophelia in The Public Theater's "Hamlet"

  • George Gagnidze and Liudmyla Monastyrska in "Nabucco": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    George Gagnidze and Liudmyla Monastyrska in "Nabucco"

  • Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco Preview

  • Now Hear This "The Composer is Yoo" Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This "The Composer is Yoo" Preview

  • Scott Yoo Meets With Augusta Read Thomas About Composing: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Scott Yoo Meets With Augusta Read Thomas About Composing

  • Yumi Kurosawa Performs "Lucky Stars" on the Koto: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Yumi Kurosawa Performs "Lucky Stars" on the Koto