Great Performances

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

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Episodes

  • Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff

    Michael Volle performs his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin

    Tenor Piotr Beczała leads the cast in the title role of the mysterious swan knight.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Medea

    Sondra Radvanovsky portrays the mythic sorceress in this Met premiere.
  • Richard III

    Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
  • Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

    Enjoy a revue of Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by Sutton Foster.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Fedora

    Umberto Giordano’s drama stars soprano Sonya Yoncheva.
  • Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

    Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo.
  • Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

    Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer 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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Extras

  • “The Ride of the Valkyries” by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Great Performances at the Met: Roméo et Juliette

  • Nadine Sierra performs "Ah! Je veux vivre"

  • 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"