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Great Performances Season 53
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Great Performances Season 51
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Great Performances Season 50
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Great Performances Season 48
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Great Performances Season 47
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Great Performances Season 46
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Great Performances Season 45
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Great Performances Season 44
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Great Performances Season 42
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Great Performances Season 41
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Great Performances Season 40
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Great Performances Season 37
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Great Performances Season 36
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Great Performances Season 35
With a host of Turkish musicians, Scott Yoo explores the city.
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E14
Scott Joplin was the king of ragtime, a new kind music for the turn of the 20th century.
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E12
Scott Yoo journeys across Germany to find a window into Brahms’ inner life.
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E11
In this adaptation of Michael Chabon’s novel, two Jewish cousins invent an anti-fascist superhero.
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E10
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2:48:08
Experience Zeffirelli’s beloved production set in 19th-century Paris.
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E9
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2:22:57
Samara Joy makes her much-anticipated debut at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall.
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E8
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54:45
AARP’s Movies for Grownups hosted by Alan Cumming.
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E7
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1:54:25
Ring in 2026 with the famed orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin hosted by Hugh Bonneville.
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1:25:09
Experience the holiday classic in a new light.
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E5
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1:22:59
The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity tells the misadventures of Sebastian and Viola.
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E4
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1:52:43
Follow prima ballerina Tiler Peck as she overcomes injury and pursues a new career as choreographer.
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E3
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54:55
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
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2:42:21
Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame.
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53:55
Director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play.
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E24
The beloved annual concert performed by Vienna Philharmonic in Schönbrunn Palace Park.
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E23
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1:25:09
Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading the cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece.
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E22
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2:58:47
In her second role of this season of Great Performances at the Met, Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore.
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E21
Angel Blue makes her highly anticipated Met role debut as Aida.
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E20
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2:36:40
Experience this Cole Porter classic musical starring Tony winner Stephanie J. Block.
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E19
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2:24:55
Experience this musical by Conor McPherson featuring the music of Bob Dylan set in 1934 Minnesota.
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E18
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2:13:31
Lise Davidsen stars in the title role and Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
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E17
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2:06:01
Enjoy Tony winner David Henry Hwang’s Broadway comedy starring Daniel Dae Kim.
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E16
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1:45:43
Experience this Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical from London's Donmar Warehouse.
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E15
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2:09:46
Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer.
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E14
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54:24
Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia.
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E13
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54:23
Explore Boccherini’s love for Madrid through a musical night tour of the city with Scott Yoo.
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E12
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53:54
Benjamin Bernheim performs the title role of the tormented poet.
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E11
Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s legendary production of “Swan Lake” co-starring Margot Fonteyn.
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53:44
Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.
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E9
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53:54
Follow a fighter pilot who operates a drone in a high-tech world battling both war and motherhood.
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E8
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2:00:15
Specials
Conductor Gemma New leads the orchestra with a focus on creating a collective musical experience.
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11:25
Violinist Allison Taylor traveled to India, where she realized she didn't know about the instrument.
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11:04
Bassoonist Eleni Katz shares a glimpse of her musical journey at New World Symphony.
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11:11
Born in Austin, James knew from an early age that he wanted to play the violin.
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10:50
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Cellist Tommy Mesa's love of music began with his interest in playing drums.
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10:44
Following in his brother’s footsteps, Joshua Brown picked up the violin at age two.
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9:03
Composed of violinists Lucy Wang and Hao Zhou, violist Aiden Kane, and cellist Tate Zawadiuk.
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11:54
What happens when a RuPaul’s Drag Race-winner takes on Broadway—on her own terms?
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12:00
Beloved TV star and Tony nominee Daniel Dae Kim returns to his theatrical roots.
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12:00
Go behind the scenes with Tony nominee Andrew Durand.
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12:00
Step into the spotlight with Tony nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers as she takes on the role of a lifetime.
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12:00
A profile of violinist Julian Rhee, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award.
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10:11
A profile of Balourdet Quartet, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award.
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9:18
A profile of violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award.
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8:41
A profile of Sandbox Percussion, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award.
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10:04
A profile of pianist Clayton Stephenson, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award.
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9:57
A series of profiles on the Avery Fisher Career Grant Award recipients.
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Features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
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2:24:52
Great Performances mourns the passing of its founding Executive Producer, Jac Venza.
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Experience Hans Christian Andersen's haunting tale of love in this inventive ballet.
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Daniel Catan's has adapted the popular 1994 film Il Postino as an opera.
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2:26:45
Extras
Alice Dade learns from Rifat Varo about how the Turkish reed flute gets made.
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E14
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2:28
Scott Yoo learns about the kanun and Turkish court music.
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E14
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2:18
Chris Ware and Scott Yoo discuss the first recording of "The Entertainer."
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E12
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4:20
In this reimagining of "Treemonisha," the West African kora take center stage.
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E12
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3:09
Johannes Moser and Scott Yoo perform Brahms Double Concerto, 1st movement.
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E11
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2:42
Elisabeth Brauss and Scott Yoo discuss the relationship between Schumann and Brahms.
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E11
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5:32
Take a look at what we explore in season 7 of "Now Hear This.
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E11
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0:27
Sam (Miles Mykkanen) and Joe (Andrzej Filończyk) create The Escapist.
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E10
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1:36
Experience Zeffirelli’s beloved production set in 19th-century Paris.
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E9
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0:30
Juliana Grigoryan and Freddie De Tommaso perform “Dunque è proprio finita!”
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E9
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1:10
Experience the Grammy winner singing jazz classics from bossa nova to the Great American Songbook.
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E8
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0:30
Samara Joy performs Sam Coslow's "Beware My Heart."
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E8
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3:00
Samara Joy performs Axel Stordhal and Paul Weston's "Day By Day."
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E8
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3:00
AARP’s Movies for Grownups hosted by Alan Cumming.
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E7
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0:30
Delroy Lindo accepts AARP's Best Supporting Actor Award for "Sinners."
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E7
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1:33
Director Chloé Zhao accepts the Movies for Grownups Best Picture Award.
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E7
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2:39
Kathy Bates accepts the "Best Actress TV" award for "Matlock."
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3:46
George Clooney Accepts "Best Actor" at the Movies for Grownups Awards.
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2:15
Alan Cumming parodies the nominees for Best Film in musical theater style.
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E7
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2:45
Explore the preparation and processes of New World Symphony’s young, gifted musician.
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0:36
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs "Rainbow Waltz" by Florence Price.
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E6
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1:50
The Vienna State Ballet performs Strauss' "Diplomat's Polka."
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E6
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1:55
Ring in 2026 with the famed orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin hosted by Hugh Bonneville.
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E6
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0:30
Explore Austria's national treasures with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
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E6
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26:17
Experience the holiday classic in a new light.
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E5
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0:30
Experience an excerpt from "Liquorice Allsorts" from "Nutcracker."
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2:18
Ivana Bueno and Junor Souza perform an excerpt from "Nutcracker."
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2:40
Emma Hawes and Aitor Arrieta perform an excerpt from the Sugar Plum pas de deux.
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5:41
Anna Nevzorova and the snowflakes perform an excerpt from Waltz of the Snowflakes.
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2:21
Drosselmeyer (Junor Souza) unveils the toys.
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2:12