Great Performances

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

Episodes

  • Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary

    S51 Ep22 |
    Features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin

    S50 Ep21 |
    Tenor Piotr Beczała leads the cast in the title role of the mysterious swan knight.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Medea: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Medea

    S50 Ep20 |
    Sondra Radvanovsky portrays the mythic sorceress in this Met premiere.
  • Richard III: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Richard III

    S50 Ep19 |
    Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
  • Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

    S50 Ep18 |
    Enjoy a revue of Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by Sutton Foster.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Fedora: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Fedora

    S50 Ep17 |
    Umberto Giordano’s drama stars soprano Sonya Yoncheva.
  • Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

    S50 Ep16 |
    Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo.
  • Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

    S50 Ep15 |
    Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo.
  • Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

    S50 Ep14 |
    Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo.

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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