"Square Dance" by George Balanchine
The company of New York City Ballet perform "Square Dance," choreographed by George Balanchine.
Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni Preview
Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann also makes her Met debut, conducting the cast led by baritone Peter Mattei in the title role alongside bass-baritone Adam Plachetka as Leporello.
Don Giovanni, a cenar teco
Don Giovanni (Peter Mattei), Leporello (Adam Plachetka), and the Commendatore (Alexander Tsymbalyuk) perform an excerpt from the Act II aria "Don Giovanni, a cenar teco."
Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier Preview
Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal.
Der Rosenkavalier Final Trio
Lise Davidsen, Erin Morley, and Samantha Hankey, as the Marschallin, Sophie, and Octavian, sing an excerpt from the Act III trio.
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023 Preview
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.
Lili Boulanger's “Of A Spring Morning”
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs a section of Lili Boulanger's "Of A Spring Morning."
Elīna Garanča Sings the Habanera from Bizet's "Carmen"
Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča sings the habanera from Georges Bizet's "Carmen" with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Janai Brugger Performs Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish"
Soprano Janai Brugger performs a section of Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish" with the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Jaye Ladymore Performs Bernstein's "Kaddish"
Actor Jaye Ladymore and the children's choir Uniting Voices perform a section of Bernstein's "Kaddish."
Marin Alsop on Bernstein's "Kaddish"
Conductor Marin Alsop and actor Jaye Ladymore discuss the history behind Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish."
Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony Preview
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.
Michael Volle as Falstaff at the Met
Michael Volle (Falstaff), Chauncey Packer (Bardolfo) and Richard Bernstein (Pistola) perform an excerpt of “Sei polli, sei scellini.”
Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff Preview
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.
Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin Preview
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.
Piotr Beczała and Tamara Wilson in Lohengrin
Tamara Wilson and Piotr Beczała sing an excerpt from "“Das süße Lied verhallt” in "Lohengrin."
Great Performances at the Met: Medea Preview
Sondra Radvanovsky portrays the mythic sorceress in this Met premiere of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece.
Richard III Preview
Experience The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Shakespeare’s tragedy starring Danai Gurira in the title role. Recorded live in July 2022 from Central Park.
Danai Gurira Performs Richard III's Opening Monologue
Danai Gurira performs the famous opening monologue in the Public Theater's production of Richard III.
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