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.
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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.
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    New York City Ballet in Madrid

    S51 Ep3 |
    New York City Ballet presents an evening of works by George Balanchine and Justin Peck.
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    Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni

    S51 Ep2 |
    Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut.
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    Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier

    S51 Ep1 |
    Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes Lise Davidsen, Samantha Hankey 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.

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