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.
  • Movies for Grownups® Awards 2023 with AARP The Magazine: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Movies for Grownups® Awards 2023 with AARP The Magazine

    S50 Ep8 |
    AARP’s Movies for Grownups hosted by Alan Cumming.
  • From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2023: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2023

    S50 Ep7 |
    Celebrate the new year with this annual classical music celebration.
  • Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show

    S50 Ep6 |
    Experience the world-renowned baritone perform with special guests including Cyndi Lauper.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Hamlet: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Hamlet

    S50 Ep4 |
    Experience this contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece.
  • NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall

    S50 Ep5 |
    Celebrate with a performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” led by Jaap van Zweden.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Lucia Di Lammermoor: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Lucia Di Lammermoor

    S50 Ep3 |
    Soprano Nadine Sierra returns to the stage in one of opera's most formidable roles.
  • Intimate Apparel: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Intimate Apparel

    S50 Ep2 |
    Experience this powerful opera with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.
  • Black Lucy and The Bard: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Black Lucy and The Bard

    S50 Ep1 |
    Explore Shakespeare’s love life in this ballet featuring music by Rhiannon Giddens.

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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