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Great Performances: Season 41

32 episodes · premiered Sep 20, 2013

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  1. Episode 1: Richard II Sep 20, 2013 Witness Ben Whishaw’s performance as Richard in this television adaptation of Shakespeare’s play.
  2. Episode 2: Henry IV Part 1 Sep 27, 2013 Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston star in the Shakespeare's history play.
  3. Episode 3: Henry IV Part 2 Oct 4, 2013 Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston star in Shakespeare's history play.
  4. Episode 4: Henry V Oct 11, 2013 Henry V has settled onto the throne and has the makings of a fine King. The French Ambassador brings a challenge from the French Dauphin. Inspired by his courtiers, including Exeter and…
  5. Episode 5: Great Performances 40th Anniversary Celebration Oct 18, 2013 In celebration of the series’ 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their stories of what the series has meant to them, with reminiscences and…
  6. Episode 6: San Francisco Opera's Moby Dick Nov 1, 2013 Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s award-winning opera Moby-Dick will be broadcast on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances Friday, November 1, 2013 at 9 p.m. Jay Hunter Morris…
  7. Episode 7: Company with the New York Philharmonic Nov 8, 2013 The New York Philharmonic’s concert staging of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical Company includes the all-star cast of Craig Bierko, Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Katie Finneran, Neil…
  8. Episode 8: Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" Nov 15, 2013 Directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, and choreographed by Susan Stroman, the acclaimed Royal National Theatre production starring Hugh Jackman in his breakout role as cowpoke Curly reveals the…
  9. Episode 9: Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn Nov 29, 2013 The legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena, marking the superstar’s first Brooklyn concert since her childhood years.
  10. Episode 10: Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages Nov 30, 2013 This one-hour program airing in late November and December is dedicated to the great tenor, Luciano Pavarotti. It includes his performances of “Nessun Dorma” and other beloved arias from…
  11. Episode 11: From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2014 Jan 1, 2014 Julie Andrews hosts this annual New Year's Day celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic. Daniel Barenboim conducts a program of melodies by the Strauss family and their contemporaries. The…
  12. Episode 12: Great Performanes at the Met: Eugene Onegin Jan 17, 2014 Tchaikovsky’s romantic tragedy Eugene Onegin, starring Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Piotr Beczala, is the season premiere of THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met. This past…
  13. Episode 13: Barrymore Jan 31, 2014 John Barrymore (Christopher Plummer) banters with his line prompter Frank before beginning a rehearsal of "Richard III," in which he tries to remember the lines that once made him famous.
  14. Episode 14: National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage Feb 14, 2014 The National Theatre in London celebrates its 50th anniversary with a cast of theater legends, including Maggie Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, Derek Jacobi, Helen…
  15. Episode 15: Sting: The Last Ship Feb 21, 2014 Watch highlights from Sting's live performance of "The Last Ship" at the Public Theater in New York City. The 16-time Grammy Award-winning musician and his band perform songs from his new…
  16. Episode 16: Great Performances at the Met: The Nose Feb 23, 2014 William Kentridge‘s dazzlingly innovative production of Shostakovich’s shocking, unconventional opera about a beleaguered Russian official and his runaway nose stars Tony Award winner…
  17. Episode 17: Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs as Dukes of Sept. Mar 1, 2014 Rock & roll royalty Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers) and Boz Scaggs join forces as their own new super group The Dukes of September, paying tribute to the…
  18. Episode 18: Steve Martin and The Sheep Canyon Rangers ft Edie Brickell Mar 1, 2014 See Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell, in their first-ever live concert performance to be broadcast on television. Check back for the March 2014 air date…
  19. Episode 19: Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert Mar 1, 2014 Great Performances presents a special encore of highlights from 1992’s star-studded concert tribute to Bob Dylan, the American pop music icon, at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The…
  20. Episode 20: Great Performances at the Met: Tosca Mar 9, 2014 Tosca, Puccini’s favorite opera, stars an exceptional trio of singing actors. Acclaimed American soprano Patricia Racette plays the ultimate diva, Floria Tosca, in Luc Bondy‘s production…
  21. Episode 21: The Dave Clark Five and Beyond - Glad All Over Apr 8, 2014 In the 1960s, the British band The Dave Clark Five achieved a record-breaking 15 consecutive Top 20 U.S. hit singles within two-years — more than any other group in the world except the…
  22. Episode 22: Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff Apr 13, 2014 Verdi’s brilliant final opera, "Falstaff," is conducted by Metropolitan Opera Music Director James Levine in his first Great Performances at the Met in nearly two years. With Ambrogio…
  23. Episode 23: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty Apr 25, 2014 Leo's kiss of true love breaks the curse that has held Princess Aurora (Hannah Vassallo) under its spell. After 100 years of sleep, Aurora discovers Leo (Dominic North) has been…
  24. Episode 24: Great Performances at the Met: Rusalka May 18, 2014 Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the title character in Dvořák's Rusalka, an opera about a water spirit's tragic romance with a prince. The story is drawn partly from Hans…
  25. Episode 25: Great Performances at the Met: Prince Igor Jun 22, 2014 Borodin's Russian epic Prince Igor, performed by the Met for the first time in nearly 100 years. The acclaimed new production by director Dmitri Tcherniakov, in his Met debut, stars Ildar…
  26. Episode 26: Great Performances at the Met: La Boheme Jun 27, 2014 Franco Zeffirelli’s production of La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history, starring Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo and Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais. Opolais made headlines…
  27. Episode 27: Great Performances at the Met: Werther Jul 20, 2014 Tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars as the tortured poet in the Met’s new production of Jules Massenet’s Werther on Great Performances at the Met. Sophie Koch, a leading interpreter of the role…
  28. Episode 28: Dudamel Conducts Verdi Requiem at the Hollywood Bowl Aug 1, 2014 The acclaimed outdoor performance celebrating the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth is interspersed with archival footage and features Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic…
  29. Episode 29: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2014 Aug 22, 2014 Led for the first time by a guest conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for their 11th open-air concert in the magnificent gardens of Austria’s…
  30. Episode 30: Great Performances at the Met: Cosi Fan Tutte Aug 24, 2014 James Levine conducts Mozart’s romance Così fan tutte, a comic opera about the complications that ensue when two friends decide to test their fiancées’ fidelity. Rising Met stars include…
  31. Episode 31: Rejoice with Itzhak Perlman & Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot Aug 28, 2014 Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman and celebrated cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot join forces for a musical exploration of liturgical and traditional works in new arrangements for both…
  32. Episode 32: Great Performances at the Met: La Cenerentola Sep 7, 2014 Joyce DiDonato sings the title role in Rossini’s Cinderella story, La Cenerentola, with bel canto master Juan Diego Flórez as her prince. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads a cast…