Great Performances

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Episodes

  • Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"

    Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer.
  • Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn"

    Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia.
  • Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music"

    Explore Boccherini’s love for Madrid through a musical night tour of the city with Scott Yoo.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Benjamin Bernheim performs the title role of the tormented poet.
  • The Magic of Nureyev

    Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s legendary production of “Swan Lake” co-starring Margot Fonteyn.
  • Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart”

    Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Grounded

    Follow a fighter pilot who operates a drone in a high-tech world battling both war and motherhood.
  • Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration

    Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert.

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.

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