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.

Now Hear This “Rising Stars”

53m 54s

Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos and travel to Singapore to meet rising star, Chloe Chua, who reminds Yoo of the dedication and passion required to prepare for a professional career.

Episodes

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

    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.

  • Uncle Vanya: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

Extras + Features

  • Gloria Estefan on "Conga": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gloria Estefan on "Conga"

    S48 E26 - 3m 28s

    Gloria Estefan discusses the strong African roots of Cuban music and performs Miami Sound Machine's first hit single, "Conga."

  • Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba Preview

    S48 E26 - 31s

    Gloria Estefan journeys through three of Brazil’s most influential cities, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Salvador, with Estefan as narrator and host, discussing the history of Samba and its many variations. Featuring regional celebrities like Maria Rita, Carlinhos Brown and Jorge Arãgo, the documentary looks at the African origins of Brazilian music and specific sites that have inspired artists.

  • Great Performances at the Met: Joyce DiDonato in Concert: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Great Performances at the Met: Joyce DiDonato in Concert

    S48 E25 - 30s

    Experience a new performance by the American mezzo-soprano from the art-nouveau Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, Germany, featuring Baroque works by Handel as well as songs like “La vie en rose” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

  • Joyce DiDonato Sings Mahler & Piaf: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Joyce DiDonato Sings Mahler & Piaf

    S48 E25 - 2m 54s

    Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, sings Gustav Mahler’s “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” and Édith Piaf's “La vie en rose.”

  • Anna Netrebko in Concert: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Anna Netrebko in Concert

    S48 E24 - 29s

    Recorded in February from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, the megastar performs Russian songs by Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky as well as selections by Debussy, Dvořák, Fauré and Strauss. Accompanied by Pavel Nebolsin on piano, the program also features mezzo-soprano Elena Maximova for duets from Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and more.

  • Mick Fleetwood & Friends Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mick Fleetwood & Friends Preview

    S48 E23 - 30s

    Experience an all-star concert honoring the early years of Fleetwood Mac and founding member Peter Green at the London Palladium featuring artists including Pete Townshend, Steven Tyler, David Gilmour, Noel Gallagher, Christine McVie and more.

  • Andrea Bocelli: Believe Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Andrea Bocelli: Believe Preview

    S48 E22 - 30s

    Enjoy the songs of the internationally beloved tenor’s 2020 album recorded on location in Malta. Selections performed include “Gratia Plena,” a duet with Cecilia Bartoli, and new interpretations of “Ave Maria” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”

Schedule

  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Virtuosos

    Friday
    Apr 19

    1 Hour

    Exploring the work of Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson along with Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo; Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Virtuosos

    Friday
    Apr 19

    1 Hour

    Exploring the work of Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson along with Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo; Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Virtuosos

    Saturday
    Apr 20

    1 Hour

    Exploring the work of Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson along with Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo; Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Virtuosos

    Saturday
    Apr 20

    1 Hour

    Exploring the work of Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson along with Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo; Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Virtuosos

    Sunday
    Apr 21

    1 Hour

    Exploring the work of Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson along with Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo; Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Virtuosos

    Sunday
    Apr 21

    1 Hour

    Exploring the work of Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson along with Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo; Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Virtuosos

    Monday
    Apr 22

    1 Hour

    Exploring the work of Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson along with Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo; Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Amy Beach: American Romantic

    Monday
    Apr 22

    1 Hour

    The life and work of American Romantic composer Amy Beach.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Virtuosos

    Monday
    Apr 22

    1 Hour

    Exploring the work of Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson along with Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo; Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Old Friends

    Friday
    Apr 26

    1 Hour

    Exploring how virtuosos become maestros and their guiding principles through Scott Yoo's friendships with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Old Friends

    Friday
    Apr 26

    1 Hour

    Exploring how virtuosos become maestros and their guiding principles through Scott Yoo's friendships with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Old Friends

    Saturday
    Apr 27

    1 Hour

    Exploring how virtuosos become maestros and their guiding principles through Scott Yoo's friendships with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Old Friends

    Saturday
    Apr 27

    1 Hour

    Exploring how virtuosos become maestros and their guiding principles through Scott Yoo's friendships with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Old Friends

    Monday
    Apr 29

    1 Hour

    Exploring how virtuosos become maestros and their guiding principles through Scott Yoo's friendships with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
  • Great Performances: TVSS: Iconic

    Great Performances

    Now Hear This: Old Friends

    Monday
    Apr 29

    1 Hour

    Exploring how virtuosos become maestros and their guiding principles through Scott Yoo's friendships with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.

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