Episode guide
Great Performances: Season 52
24 episodes · premiered Oct 25, 2024
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- Episode 1: Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Phil Oct 25, 2024 · 1h 45m Enjoy this semi-staged oratorio with the New York Philharmonic and an international cast telling the story of Jewish refugees in World War II Shanghai set to music by Aaron Zigman with…
- Episode 2: Land of Gold Nov 1, 2024 · 1h 14m Explore Peter Sellars' San Francisco Opera production of John Adams' "Girls of the Golden West" set during Gold Rush. Go behind the scenes with cast members Julia Bullock, J'Nai Bridges…
- Episode 3: Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight Nov 22, 2024 · 1h 23m Experience the music of Patsy Cline in a star-studded tribute concert featuring Wynonna and more.
- Episode 4: Henry Mancini 100 at the Hollywood Bowl Nov 29, 2024 · 1h 16m Celebrate the centennial birthday of composer Henry Mancini with Michael Bublé, Cynthia Erivo, saxophonist Dave Koz, Monica Mancini and host Jeff Goldblum featuring Mancini’s signature…
- Episode 5: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2025 Jan 1, 2025 · 1h 25m Experience this annual beloved concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss. Conducted by Riccardo Muti for the seventh…
- Episode 6: Movies for Grownups® Awards 2025 with AARP The Magazine Feb 23, 2025 · 1h 54m Iconic and beloved screen and stage performer Alan Cumming returns as host for this awards show in which Glenn Close receives the Career Achievement Award.
- Episode 7: Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration Feb 28, 2025 · 1h 24m Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert from Tuscany featuring global superstars Ed Sheeran, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Sofia Carson, Brian May, Jon…
- Episode 8: Great Performances at the Met: Grounded Mar 21, 2025 · 2h 45m Follow a fighter pilot who operates a drone in a high-tech world battling both war and motherhood. With pressures from every angle, she balances being the perfect soldier, wife and mother…
- Episode 9: Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart” Apr 11, 2025 · 54m Follow Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki as they explore Chopin’s life, his Polish roots, and his journey to Paris taking a closer look at the composer's musical evolution and his deep…
- Episode 10: The Magic of Nureyev Apr 11, 2025 · 54m Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s revolutionary 1964 production of "Swan Lake" with ballerina Margot Fonteyn through extensive excerpts and interviews with their fellow dancers Michael…
- Episode 11: Great Performances at the Met: Les Contes d’Hoffmann Apr 13, 2025 · 4h 15m Benjamin Bernheim performs the title role of the tormented poet for Offenbach’s final work. Hoffmann’s trio of lovers are sung by Erin Morley as the mechanical doll Olympia, Pretty Yende…
- Episode 12: Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music" Apr 18, 2025 · 54m Join Scott Yoo and musicians on a night tour of Madrid to uncover Boccherini’s deep love for the city and learn how his iconic "Night Music of the Streets of Madrid" was inspired by his…
- Episode 13: Now Hear This: Rachmaninoff Reborn Apr 25, 2025 · 55m Follow Rachmaninoff’s journey from a Russian aristocrat to an American artist after the Bolshevik revolution. Forced to rebuild at 44, he embraced modern technology, toured extensively and…
- Episode 14: Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar" May 2, 2025 · 55m Explore Agustin Barrios’ journey from rural Paraguay to global recognition as a guitar composer. Despite facing rejection and personal struggles, his innovative compositions and passion…
- Episode 15: Next to Normal May 9, 2025 · 2h 9m Experience this Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical directed by Michael Longhurst from London's Donmar Warehouse. Grammy nominee Caissie Levy stars in the story of a suburban…
- Episode 16: Yellow Face May 16, 2025 · 1h 46m Enjoy Tony winner David Henry Hwang’s comedy starring Daniel Dae Kim as an Asian American playwright who protests “yellowface” casting in the musical “Miss Saigon” only to mistakenly cast…
- Episode 17: Great Performances at the Met: Tosca May 18, 2025 · 2h 6m Lise Davidsen stars in the title role alongside Freddie De Tommaso in his company debut as her lover Cavaradossi with Quinn Kelsey as the chief of police Scarpia. Met Music Director…
- Episode 18: Girl from the North Country May 23, 2025 · 2h 14m Experience 20 reimagined, legendary Bob Dylan songs including “Forever Young,” “Hurricane,” and “Like A Rolling Stone" in this musical set in 1934 Minnesota where a group of travelers’…
- Episode 19: Kiss Me, Kate May 30, 2025 · 2h 30m Enjoy this Cole Porter classic musical featuring iconic songs like “Another Op'nin', Another Show," “So In Love” and more. Tony winner Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar co-star in a…
- Episode 20: Great Performances at the Met: Aida Jun 13, 2025 · 2h 37m Angel Blue makes her highly anticipated Met role debut as Aida, the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium of Michael…
- Episode 21: Great Performances at the Met: Fidelio Jul 13, 2025 · 2h 27m In her second role of this season of Great Performances at the Met, Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore, who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny. David Butt Philip…
- Episode 22: Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro Aug 17, 2025 · 2h 59m Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading the cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Michael Sumuel is the clever valet Figaro opposite Olga Kulchynska as his betrothed, the wily…
- Episode 23: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025 Aug 29, 2025 · 2h 6m The beloved annual concert performed by Vienna Philharmonic takes place in Schönbrunn Palace Park and is conducted for the first time by Maestro Tugan Sokhiev.
- Episode 24: Great Performances at the Met: Salome Sep 14, 2025 · 2h 30m The first new production of the opera at the Met in 20 years, director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play, setting it in an intricate Victorian…