Arts and Music

Great Performances

Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum

1h 24m

Honor one of the most beloved stars in country music history with this all-star tribute concert featuring Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Wynonna, Jelly Roll, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Lorrie Morgan, Justin Moore, Trace Adkins and more.

Episodes

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    Roots of Latin Jazz

    S48 E27 - 53m 25s

    Celebrate the rhythms of Latin music with the Raices Jazz Orchestra and performances by GRAMMY-winning artists including Richard Bona and Anaadi. Hosted by Sheila E. A co-presentation of Great Performances and Latino Public Broadcasting’s VOCES.

  • The Arts Interrupted: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Arts Interrupted

    S48 E20 - 52m 55s

    Take an inside look at how arts organizations nationwide are surviving the pandemic and how they are maturing during the country’s reckoning with systemic racism, featuring interviews with artists and performances made during lockdown.

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    Uncle Vanya

    S48 E18 - 2h 24m

    Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson breathes new life into Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece with his acclaimed adaptation of the drama, portraying life at the turn of the 20th century filled with tumultuous frustration, dark humor and hidden passions.

  • Romeo & Juliet: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Romeo & Juliet

    S48 E17 - 1h 34m

    This stylized film of Shakespeare’s masterpiece from the National Theatre celebrates the theatrical imagination. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley star as Shakespeare’s immortal star-crossed lovers.

  • Beethoven in Beijing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Beethoven in Beijing

    S48 E16 - 1h 23m

    Experience the international impact of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s historic 1973 trip to China, offering a story of cultural reversals and a glimpse into the worldwide future of classical music.

Extras + Features

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    Sonya Yoncheva in Concert Preview

    S48 E31 - 30s

    Enjoy the talent of Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva as she performs arias by Verdi, Puccini and more from the Baroque Library in Schussenried Cloister in southwest Germany accompanied by Julien Quentin on piano.

  • Vienna Summer Night Concert 2021 Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Vienna Summer Night Concert 2021 Preview

    S48 E30 - 30s

    Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual summer night concert with pianist Igor Levit under the direction of guest conductor Daniel Harding at Austria’s Schönbrunn Palace.

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    Vienna Philharmonic Performs Bernstein's "Somewhere."

    S48 E30 - 3m 45s

    The Vienna Philharmonic Performs Leonard Bernstein's "Somewhere" from "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story." This second dance within the series imagines a happier, fantasy world in which the two teenage gangs can live united in friendship.

  • Carol Burnett Meets George Abbott: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Carol Burnett Meets George Abbott

    S48 E29 - 4m 50s

    As a student, Carol Burnett predicted she would move to New York City and work with George Abbott. Watch as she remembers how losing out on one role led to her being cast in "Once Upon A Mattress," and meeting the famed director.

  • "I Think An Empty Theatre is Exciting": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "I Think An Empty Theatre is Exciting"

    S48 E29 - 4m 26s

    Broadway stars such as Carol Burnett, Robert Morse, Robert Redford and Elaine Stritch reminisce about what it was like to arrive to the theatre before their audiences in Rick McKay's "Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age."

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    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Preview

    S48 E29 - 32s

    Explore the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by the Broadway stars who lived through it. Written, directed and produced by the late filmmaker Rick McKay and hosted by two-time Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff, the new documentary is the long-awaited sequel to McKay’s award-winning 2003 film "Broadway: The Golden Age – By the Legends Who Were There."

  • Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja in Concert Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja in Concert Preview

    S48 E28 - 30s

    Met Opera Stars Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja perform works by Verdi, Bizet, Rossini and more from the Royal Palace of Caserta in Italy, accompanied by Vincenzo Scalera on piano. Soprano Angel Blue hosts.

  • Roots of Latin Jazz Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Roots of Latin Jazz Preview

    S48 E27 - 31s

    Celebrate the rhythms of Latin music with the Raices Jazz Orchestra and performances by GRAMMY-winning artists including Richard Bona and Anaadi. Hosted by Sheila E. A co-presentation of Great Performances and Latino Public Broadcasting’s VOCES.

  • Anaadi Performs "Mas Que Nada": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Anaadi Performs "Mas Que Nada"

    S48 E27 - 5m 1s

    Anaadi and the Raíces Jazz Orchestra perform Jorge Ben's classic from his debut album "Samba Esquema Novo," called "Mas Que Nada."

Schedule

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    Great Performances

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    Friday
    Apr 12

    1 Hour

    A visit to Juilliard Pre-College; Singapore's Chloe Chua.
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    Great Performances

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    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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    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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