Great Performances

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

Episodes

  • Great Performances at the Met: Roméo et Juliette: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Roméo et Juliette

    S51 Ep25 |
    Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim portray Shakespeare’s famed star-crossed lovers.
  • Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino

    S51 Ep24 |
    Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of love, deadly vendetta, and family strife.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Carmen: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Carmen

    S51 Ep23 |
    Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut.
  • Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary: Extended Performance: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary: Extended Performance

    S51 Ep22 |
    Features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
  • Purlie Victorious: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Purlie Victorious

    S51 Ep21 |
    The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance.
  • 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.

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

  • Nadine Sierra performs "Ah! Je veux vivre": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Nadine Sierra performs "Ah! Je veux vivre"

  • Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino Preview

  • Lise Davidsen in "La Forza del Destino": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Lise Davidsen in "La Forza del Destino"

  • Aigul Akhmetshina Performs "Habanera" from Carmen at the Met: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Aigul Akhmetshina Performs "Habanera" from Carmen at the Met

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

  • A Star-Studded Performance of "Edelweiss": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A Star-Studded Performance of "Edelweiss"

  • Audra McDonald Performs "Climb Ev'ry Mountain": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Audra McDonald Performs "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"

  • Broadway Stars' Earliest Memory of Rodgers & Hammerstein: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Broadway Stars' Earliest Memory of Rodgers & Hammerstein

  • Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin"

  • Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin"

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

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