Episodes
-
Great Performances: Keeping Company with Sondheim
S49 E29 - 1h 13m
Take an inside look at the reimagined gender-swapped production as it returns to Broadway during the COVID-19 pandemic. Features new interviews with Tony and Grammy-winning cast members Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone, Sondheim and more.
-
Great Performances: Merry Wives
S49 E28 - 1h 49m
Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park set in South Harlem telling the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a celebration of Black joy, laughter and vitality.
-
Great Performances: Anything Goes
S49 E27 - 2h 20m
Enjoy this London production of Cole Porter’s classic musical led by Sutton Foster who reprises her Tony-winning role as Reno Sweeney directed by Kathleen Marshall with favorite songs like “I Get A Kick Out of You” and “You’re the Top.”
-
Now Hear This "New American Voices"
S49 E25 - 54m 25s
Scott Yoo discovers how American composers are inspired by their immigrant roots today through two composers: Brazilian-born Sergio Assad and Indian American Reena Esmail.
-
Now Hear This "Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music"
S49 E24 - 54m 55s
Scott Yoo explores the life and work of Aaron Copland, and how he created the American sound.
-
Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration"
S49 E23 - 54m 25s
From Little Rock to Chicago, host Scott Yoo follows the trail of the great African American composer Florence Price.
-
Now Hear This "Amy Beach: American Romantic"
S49 E22 - 53m 54s
Host Scott Yoo and his wife, flutist Alice Dade, perform the work of Romantic era classical composer Amy Beach at Festival Mosaic and uncover Beach’s many musical influences. Featuring performances of Beach’s works, the duo visits places Beach took inspiration from throughout her life, including an artist residency at MacDowell in New Hampshire.
-
Great Performances: The Conductor
S49 E20 - 1h 24m
Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major American symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Features archival footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein and is set to a soundtrack of her performances.
-
Great Performances – Reopening: The Broadway Revival
S49 E16 - 54m
Go behind the scenes of Broadway as shows reunite, rehearse and re-stage for their long-awaited reopening nights while the theater industry learns how to turn the lights back on after its longest hiatus in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
Coppelia
S49 E10 - 1h 16m
Enjoy this contemporary reboot of the 1870 classical ballet favorite. Blending live action ballet with CGI, the film features ballet stars Michaela DePrince and Daniel Camargo.
-
Great Performances: San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night
S49 E9 - 1h 22m
Celebrate opening night of San Francisco Symphony’s 110th season as it welcomes its new GRAMMY-winning music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, featuring music by John Adams, esperanza spalding & Wayne Shorter and performances by Alonzo King LINES Ballet.
-
Great Performances: A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood
S49 E8 - 1h 24m
Experience a concert of works by legendary composer John Williams from Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home at Tanglewood including Williams’ new violin concerto performed by virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter and other works conducted by Andris Nelsons.
Extras + Features
-
Highlights from Wagnerians in Concert
S49 E7 - 3m 52s
Enjoy highlights from Wagnerians in Concert, featuring some of opera’s most powerful and dramatic singers, Christine Goerke, Elza van den Heever, Andreas Schager and Michael Volle.
-
Wagnerians in Concert Preview
S49 E7 - 30s
Recorded in May, a quartet of some of opera’s most powerful and dramatic singers comes together at the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, Germany. Sopranos Christine Goerke and Elza van den Heever, tenor Andreas Schager, and baritone Michael Volle perform a program of selections by Wagner and Strauss.
-
Now Hear This "Beethoven's Ghost" Official Preview
S49 E6 - 30s
Go inside the mind of a genius as host Scott Yoo and fellow musicians undertake a recording of Beethoven's most personal music at a historic Berkshires manor to explore the composer’s brilliant career—where they are visited by some unexpected guests.
-
Beethoven Interrupts His "Kreutzer" Sonata
S49 E6 - 1m 20s
As host and violinist Scott Yoo and pianist Anna Polonsky attempt to record Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata, the increasingly irritated composer reminisces about his own history with the piece.
-
What was Beethoven's Favorite Key?
S49 E6 - 1m 47s
Scott Yoo, Bion Tsang and Toby Appel discuss what they think was Beethoven's favorite key to compose and take a reimagined approach to Beethoven's string trio.
-
Bésame Mucho
S49 E5 - 2m 29s
Nadine Sierra and Ailyn Pérez join forces with three-time GRAMMY winner Isabel Leonard to sing this beautiful rendition of "Bésame Mucho" in Great Performances at the Met: Three Divas at Versailles.
-
Behind the Scenes | Three Divas at Versailles
S49 E5 - 47s
Get an inside look at the magic behind Three Divas at Versailles with PBS and Great Performances. Listen to Isabel Leonard as she explains what this program means to her, and why the arts are more important than ever.
-
Three Divas at Versailles Preview
S49 E5 - 30s
Three-time GRAMMY winner Isabel Leonard joins Nadine Sierra and Ailyn Pérez to perform timeless selections by Mozart, Offenbach and Bizet including “Voi che sapete” and “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” along with beloved songs like “Bésame Mucho” and “Cielito Lindo.” The concert was recorded in May at the Royal Opera of Versailles in France and Met Opera soprano Christine Goerke hosts.
-
Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala in Concert Preview
S49 E4 - 30s
From the historic Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany, recorded in January, this world-famous soprano-tenor pair perform arias and duets from some of their many performances at the Met including Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier,” Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” “Luisa Miller” and Dvořák’s “Rusalka," accompanied by Vincenzo Scalera on piano.
-
The Red Shoes Preview
S49 E3 - 30s
Experience Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairytale from acclaimed director-choreographer Matthew Bourne with this Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation starring Ashley Shaw, Adam Cooper, Dominic North and Michaela Meazza.
-
The Red Shoes: From Film to Stage
S49 E3 - 3m 33s
Listen to director Matthew Bourne as he explains how he incorporated dance into this stage adaptation of "The Red Shoes." Based on the iconic film by the same name, Bourne chose to fully immerse the audience into the world of the dancers by integrating dance into every aspect of the show.
-
Highlights from "The Red Shoes"
S49 E3 - 1m 34s
Enjoy highlights from Matthew Bourne's "The Red Shoes." Based on the film by the same name, "The Red Shoes" follows Victoria Page (Ashley Shaw) as her ambitions to be a famous dancer create a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion: Composer Julian Craster (Dominic North) and impresario Boris Lermontov (Adam Cooper).
Schedule
-
Image
Great Performances
Now Hear This: Rising Stars
Friday
Apr 12
1 Hour
A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua. -
Image
Great Performances
Now Hear This: Rising Stars
Friday
Apr 12
1 Hour
A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua. -
Image
Great Performances
Now Hear This: Rising Stars
Saturday
Apr 13
1 Hour
A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua. -
Image
Great Performances
Now Hear This: Rising Stars
Saturday
Apr 13
1 Hour
A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua.
WETA Passport
Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.
Similar Shows
Melissa Etheridge: The is M.E. Live in LA
Arts and Music
Celebrate & Sing! Glory to the Newborn King!
Arts and Music
Soundstage
Arts and Music
Kenny Rogers Live in Concert
Arts and Music
Mavis Staples at Symphony Center, Chicago
Arts and Music
Joe Bonamassa LIVE
Arts and Music
Peter Frampton at Royal Albert Hall
Arts and Music
Debbie Gibson Holiday: A Soundcheck Special
Arts and Music
Singular
Arts and Music