Great Performances

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

Episodes

  • Now Hear This “Virtuosos”

    Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Niccolò Paganini and Robert Johnson.
  • Now Hear This “Rising Stars”

    Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas

    A diva returns to South America to perform at Manaus—and to search for her lost lover.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking

    Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera.
  • George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum

    Honor one of the most beloved stars in country music history.
  • The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry

    Celebrate 20 years at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Phil.
  • GP at the Met - X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

    Experience Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking opera directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara.
  • From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024

    Celebrate the New Year with waltzes by Strauss and more.

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

  • Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino Preview

  • Lise Davidsen in "La Forza del Destino"

  • Aigul Akhmetshina Performs "Habanera" from Carmen at the Met

  • Great Performances at the Met: Carmen Preview

  • A Star-Studded Performance of "Edelweiss"

  • Aaron Tveit performs "Soliloquy" from "Carousel"

  • Audra McDonald Performs "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"

  • Broadway Stars' Earliest Memory of Rodgers & Hammerstein

  • Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin"

  • Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin"

  • Patrick Wilson performs "Surrey with the Fringe on the Top"

  • Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary Preview