Episodes
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Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony
S50 E23 - 49m 7s
Performed from Highland Park’s Ravinia Festival, Great Performances presents legendary composer Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony featuring the talent of Uniting Voices (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir), Chicago Symphony Chorus and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Richard III
S50 E19 - 2h 19m
Experience The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Shakespeare’s tragedy with one of his most indelible villains starring Danai Gurira in the title role. Recorded live in July 2022 from Central Park.
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Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
S50 E18 - 1h 25m
Enjoy a revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. Features performances by André De Shields, Chita Rivera, Vanessa Williams and more from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater.
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Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”
S50 E16 - 54m 25s
Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo, guitarist Manuel Barrueco, and pianist Juan Pérez Floristán along with musicians from Albéniz’s birthplace in the Pyrenees mountains as well as Sevilla, Mallorca and more.
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Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”
S50 E15 - 53m 34s
Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo using “found” instruments. To develop a music video, the two visit New York City and explore the creative process with an interactive light show and more.
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Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”
S50 E14 - 53m 25s
Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo as he investigates the connection between Robert Schumann’s bipolar disorder and creative genius via experts, musical performances and examining the work of other artists outside world of music.
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Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
S50 E13 - 53m 55s
Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo and flutist Alice Dade to explore the evolution of composer Astor Piazzolla’s work and the music genre itself as it becomes fused with jazz across time and numerous instruments.
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Remember This
S50 E10 - 1h 53m
Experience Academy Award nominee David Strathairn as reluctant World War II hero and Holocaust witness, Jan Karski, in this one-man true story of moral courage and individual responsibility.
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The Magic of Spirituals
S50 E9 - 54m 25s
Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and more.
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Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show
S50 E6 - 1h 50m
Experience the world-renowned baritone performing songs from many musical genres alongside several special guest stars including Cyndi Lauper, Denée Benton, New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck and more.
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NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall
S50 E5 - 1h 22m
Celebrate this newly reopened home of the New York Philharmonic with a performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” conducted by the NY Phil’s Music Director Jaap van Zweden along with a world premiere by Puerto Rican composer Angélica Negrón.
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Intimate Apparel
S50 E2 - 2h 11m
Experience the story of seamstress Esther who begins writing to a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. Featuring music by Ricky Ian Gordon, a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, this powerful opera is directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher.
Extras + Features
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Lili Boulanger's “Of A Spring Morning”
S50 E24 - 1m 54s
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs a section of Lili Boulanger's "Of A Spring Morning."
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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023 Preview
S50 E24 - 30s
Great Performances presents the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer night concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens. Focusing on musical works from French Romanticism to Impressionism, the orchestra is led for the first time by Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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Elīna Garanča Sings the Habanera from Bizet's "Carmen"
S50 E24 - 2m 25s
Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča sings the habanera from Georges Bizet's "Carmen" with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Jaye Ladymore Performs Bernstein's "Kaddish"
S50 E23 - 2m 1s
Actor Jaye Ladymore and the children's choir Uniting Voices perform a section of Bernstein's "Kaddish."
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Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony Preview
S50 E23 - 30s
Performed from Highland Park’s Ravinia Festival, Great Performances presents legendary composer Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony featuring the talent of Uniting Voices (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir), Chicago Symphony Chorus and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Janai Brugger Performs Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish"
S50 E23 - 2m 56s
Soprano Janai Brugger performs a section of Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish" with the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
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Marin Alsop on Bernstein's "Kaddish"
S50 E23 - 2m 49s
Conductor Marin Alsop and actor Jaye Ladymore discuss the history behind Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish."
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Michael Volle as Falstaff at the Met
S50 E22 - 2m 44s
Michael Volle (Falstaff), Chauncey Packer (Bardolfo) and Richard Bernstein (Pistola) perform an excerpt of “Sei polli, sei scellini.”
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Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff Preview
S50 E22 - 32s
Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s staging, with baritone Michael Volle performing in his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff, tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance.
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Piotr Beczała and Tamara Wilson in Lohengrin
S50 E21 - 1m 56s
Tamara Wilson and Piotr Beczała sing an excerpt from "“Das süße Lied verhallt” in "Lohengrin."
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Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin Preview
S50 E21 - 30s
Tenor Piotr Beczała leads the cast in the title role of the mysterious swan knight, with soprano Tamara Wilson as the virtuous duchess Elsa, falsely accused of murder, and soprano Christine Goerke as the cunning sorceress Ortrud. Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin is Ortrud’s power-hungry husband, Telramund, and bass Günther Groissböck is King Heinrich.
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Great Performances at the Met: Medea Preview
S50 E20 - 30s
Sondra Radvanovsky portrays the mythic sorceress in this Met premiere of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece.
Schedule
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Great Performances
Now Hear This: Rising Stars
Friday
Apr 12
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A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua. -
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Great Performances
Now Hear This: Rising Stars
Friday
Apr 12
1 Hour
A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua. -
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Great Performances
Now Hear This: Rising Stars
Saturday
Apr 13
1 Hour
A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua. -
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Great Performances
Now Hear This: Rising Stars
Saturday
Apr 13
1 Hour
A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua.
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