Episode guide
Great Performances: Season 47
30 episodes · premiered Sep 20, 2019
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- Episode 1: Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different” Sep 20, 2019 · 54m Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges…
- Episode 2: Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach” Sep 27, 2019 · 54m Scott Yoo goes to Germany to learn Bach’s sonatas and partitas, widely considered among the greatest works ever written for solo violin. There, Yoo discovers a riddle Bach left behind in…
- Episode 3: Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time” Oct 4, 2019 · 54m Join Scott Yoo in Spain and Morocco to discover the greatest composer you’ve never heard of: Domenico Scarlatti. He was the finest keyboard player in Europe, hired by the Queen of Spain as…
- Episode 4: Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style” Oct 11, 2019 · 54m Before becoming the most famous composer of his time, Handel gained a lifetime of experience in Italy. Welcomed by wealthy patrons, he traveled with the Scarlatti family and learned from…
- Episode 5: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® 2019 Oct 18, 2019 In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the…
- Episode 6: 42nd Street Nov 1, 2019 · 2h 30m The 1981 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 42nd Street is the song-and-dance, American dream fable of Broadway, featuring the iconic songs “42nd Street,” “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby…
- Episode 7: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I Nov 8, 2019 Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe star in a Tony Award-winning revival of the beloved musical about a British schoolteacher instructing the royal children of the King of Siam, featuring…
- Episode 8: Red Nov 15, 2019 Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant—and the growing competitive presence of a new generation of artists—Rothko takes on his greatest career challenge yet: to create a definitive…
- Episode 9: Much Ado About Nothing Nov 22, 2019 For the first time in over four decades, Great Performances presents a Public Theater production recorded live at Free Shakespeare in the Park. After a highly successful, critically…
- Episode 10: Kinky Boots Nov 29, 2019 Rejoice with the Tony Award-winning high-heeled hit musical with songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and a book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein about an unexpected duo that embraces their…
- Episode 11: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Nov 30, 2019 Judas, as played by Brandon Victor Dixon, wows with dance moves and an unforgettable rendition of "Superstar."
- Episode 12: An Intimate Evening with David Foster Nov 30, 2019 Enjoy a star-studded concert with celebrated 16-time GRAMMY Award winner David Foster as he explores the music of his career with guest artists Loren Allred, Pia Toscano, Fernando Varela…
- Episode 13: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2020 Jan 1, 2020 Celebrate 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein. Under the baton of guest conductor Andris Nelsons and featuring the Vienna State Ballet, the orchestra will play the waltzes…
- Episode 14: Great Performances at the Met: Manon Jan 5, 2020 Manon prepares to enter a convent when she's struck by love at first sight with Chevalier des Grieux. It's unclear if he can hold her attention when her true loves are wealth and glamour.
- Episode 15: Movies for Grownups Awards 2020 with AARP The Magazine Jan 19, 2020 Watch actors and filmmakers as they are honored for creating films that resonate with older viewers in this star-studded awards ceremony. Celebrating movies that matter, the Awards…
- Episode 16: Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly Feb 2, 2020 Soprano Hui He plays the tragic title role with tenor Bruce Sledge as the naval officer who abandons her in Puccini’s classic masterpiece. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s…
- Episode 17: Great Performances at the Met: Turandot Mar 20, 2020 In an ancient mythical China, three riddles dictate who wins Turandot's heart and who loses their lives. Calàf is one of many to take on the challenge.
- Episode 18: Great Performances at the Met: Akhnaten Apr 5, 2020 Experience composer Philip Glass’ visionary masterpiece portraying the impact of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhnaten as he rises to the throne. Stars Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role…
- Episode 19: Andrea Bocelli: Music for Hope, A Great Performances Special Apr 14, 2020 Experience iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in an Easter Sunday concert from Milan’s historic cathedral. With the city under lockdown due to COVID-19, the singer performs “Ave Maria,”…
- Episode 20: Great Performances at the Met: Wozzeck May 3, 2020 Experience artist William Kentridge’s interpretation of Berg’s tragic opera set in an apocalyptic pre-World War I environment. Peter Mattei stars in the title role. Met music director…
- Episode 21: LA Phil 100 May 8, 2020 Celebrate the centennial of this landmark orchestra with “La Valse” by Ravel, Stravinsky’s “Firebird” and more led by three renowned LA Phil conductors: Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and…
- Episode 22: Leonard Bernstein's Mass May 15, 2020 Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s musical starring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Baltimore Symphony…
- Episode 23: Great Performances at the Met: Agrippina Jun 7, 2020 Experience Handel’s black comedy of intrigue and impropriety in this production from David McVicar set in the present. Joyce DiDonato stars as the cunning title character with Harry Bicket…
- Episode 24: Ann Jun 19, 2020 · 1h 54m Enjoy a powerful and revealing look at legendary, larger-than-life Texas governor Ann Richards who enriched the lives of her followers, friends and family in this critically acclaimed play…
- Episode 25: Gloria: A Life Jun 26, 2020 Experience playwright Emily Mann’s unique interpretation of feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s life, performed by an all-female cast starring Emmy Award winner Christine Lahti and directed by…
- Episode 26: Great Performances at the Met: Der Fliegende Holländer Jul 5, 2020 Experience Wagner’s eerie early masterpiece telling the tale of the sea captain cursed to sail for eternity. François Girard’s new production stars Evgeny Nikitin in the title role…
- Episode 27: Great Performances at the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Jul 17, 2020 Enjoy this classic American folk opera that brings 1920s Charleston to life with a beloved score from George Gershwin in a new production directed by James Robinson. Eric Owens and Angel…
- Episode 28: Great Performances at the Met: Tosca Aug 2, 2020 Sir David McVicar’s new production of Puccini’s classic stars Sonya Yoncheva, Vittorio Grigolo and Željko Lučić. Opera diva Tosca must rescue her revolutionary lover Cavaradossi from the…
- Episode 29: Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda Sep 6, 2020 The first-ever Met production of Donizetti’s opera stars Joyce DiDonato as Mary, Queen of Scots with South African soprano Elza van den Heever as Elizabeth I, Mary’s formidable rival, and…
- Episode 30: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2020 Jun 25, 2021 Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of selections by Strauss, Wagner, Offenbach, Puccini and more from the Schönbrunn Palace Gardens under the baton of conductor Valery…