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.
  • 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.
  • Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

    S50 Ep13 |
    Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo.
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    Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata

    S50 Ep12 |
    Nadine Sierra stars as the opera’s heroine, the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta.
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    Great Performances at the Met: The Hours

    S50 Ep11 |
    Renée Fleming makes her return to the Met in this new opera.
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    Remember This

    S50 Ep10 |
    Experience David Strathairn as reluctant Holocaust witness, Jan Karski.
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    The Magic of Spirituals

    S50 Ep9 |
    Glimpse behind the curtain at Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert.

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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