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.
  • George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum

    S51 Ep11 |
    Honor one of the most beloved stars in country music history.
  • The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry

    S51 Ep10 |
    Celebrate 20 years at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Phil.
  • GP at the Met - X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    GP at the Met - X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

    S51 Ep9 |
    Experience Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking opera directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara.
  • From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024

    S51 Ep8 |
    Celebrate the New Year with waltzes by Strauss and more.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte

    S51 Ep6 |
    Experience director Simon McBurney’s Met debut of Mozart’s opera.
  • Making Shakespeare: The First Folio: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Making Shakespeare: The First Folio

    S51 Ep7 |
    Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Champion: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Champion

    S51 Ep5 |
    An opera based on the true story of boxer Emile Griffith.
  • Message In A Bottle: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Message In A Bottle

    S51 Ep4 |
    Experience Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of Sting.

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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