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Episodes

  • Twelfth Night: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Twelfth Night

    S53 Ep4 |
    The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity tells the misadventures of Sebastian and Viola.
  • Tiler Peck: Suspending Time: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Tiler Peck: Suspending Time

    S53 Ep3 |
    Follow prima ballerina Tiler Peck as she overcomes injury and pursues a new career as choreographer.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    S53 Ep2 |
    Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
  • The Magic of Grace Bumbry: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Magic of Grace Bumbry

    S53 Ep1 |
    Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Salome: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Salome

    S52 Ep24 |
    Director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play.
  • Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025

    S52 Ep23 |
    The beloved annual concert performed by Vienna Philharmonic in Schönbrunn Palace Park.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro

    S52 Ep22 |
    Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading the cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece.
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    Great Performances at the Met: Fidelio

    S52 Ep21 |
    In her second role of this season of Great Performances at the Met, Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore.
  • Kiss Me, Kate: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Kiss Me, Kate

    S52 Ep19 |
    Experience this Cole Porter classic musical starring Tony winner Stephanie J. Block.

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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.

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Extras

  • "Twelfth Night" Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    "Twelfth Night" Preview

  • A New Home for Shakespeare in Central Park: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A New Home for Shakespeare in Central Park

  • Cesario tries to woo Olivia: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Cesario tries to woo Olivia

  • Malvolio (Peter Dinklage) Attempts to Woo Olivia (Sandra Oh): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Malvolio (Peter Dinklage) Attempts to Woo Olivia (Sandra Oh)

  • Orsino enlists "Cesario" to help him woo Olivia: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Orsino enlists "Cesario" to help him woo Olivia

  • "Tiler Peck: Suspending Time" Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    "Tiler Peck: Suspending Time" Preview

  • Ballerina Tiler Peck Battles a Neck Injury: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ballerina Tiler Peck Battles a Neck Injury

  • How Tiler Peck Started in New York on Broadway: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Tiler Peck Started in New York on Broadway

  • Tiler Peck prepares to perform "Swift Arrow" by Alonzo King: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Tiler Peck prepares to perform "Swift Arrow" by Alonzo King

  • "Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia" Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    "Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia" Preview

  • Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina in "Il Barbiere di Siviglia.": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina in "Il Barbiere di Siviglia."

  • "The Magic of Grace Bumbry" Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    "The Magic of Grace Bumbry" Preview