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Great Performances

Arts and Music Series / 6 Seasons

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.

Watch Latest: S52 E7

1h 30m / TV-G

Aida Preview

30s

Watch Verdi’s grand opera featuring his most celebrated arias. Starring vocal powerhouses Anna Netrebko in the title role and Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris as they go toe to toe in this love story set in ancient Egypt. Nicola Luisotti conducts.

Orphée et Eurydice from Lyric Opera of Chicago Preview

30s

Experience Christoph Willibald Gluck’s enduringly popular French-language opera based on the famous Greek myth. From Lyric Opera of Chicago in collaboration with The Joffrey Ballet. Starring Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman and Lauren Snouffer.

In Memoriam: Carol Channing

1m 48s

Great Performances mourns the passing of Broadway legend Carol Channing, whose memorable appearances on the series included Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne in 1987 and “Jerry Herman’s Broadway at the Bowl” 1994.

The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration Preview

30s

Celebrate the orchestra’s centennial with a gala concert conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, featuring pianist Lang Lang, and works by Mozart, Strauss, and Ravel, with vignettes of past music directors.

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2019

30s

Great Performances continues the cherished tradition of ringing in the new year with the Vienna Philharmonic at the opulent Musikverein. Under the baton of guest conductor Christian Thielemann, the celebration features favorite Strauss Family waltzes and the dancing of the Vienna State Ballet. Downton Abbey’s Earl of Grantham, Hugh Bonneville, returns as host.

Miss Chatelaine – k.d. lang at the Majestic Theatre in Texas

3m 41s

Iconic singer-songwriter k.d. lang performs “Miss Chatelaine” to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her album “Ingenue” with Landmarks Live in Concert and Great Performances.

k.d. lang – Landmarks Live in Concert Preview

3m 52s

Celebrate the 25th anniversary Ingénue, the critically acclaimed and GRAMMY®-award winning album by superstar singer-songwriter k.d. lang with a one-night-only performance from the magnificent Majestic Theater in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

Season of Hollow Soul - k.d. lang at the Majestic Theatre

7m 14s

Iconic singer-songwriter k.d. lang performs “Season of Hollow Soul” to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her album “Ingenue” with Landmarks Live in Concert and Great Performances.

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Preview

30s

In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—dedicated its entire 2018 season to the iconic composer, conductor, performer, educator and humanitarian.

Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – Love Is Here to Stay

30s

Join Tony Bennett and Diana Krall as they celebrate the American Songbook classics of George and Ira Gershwin, performing favorites from their Billboard #1 jazz album, “Love is Here to Stay,” such as “I Got Rhythm,” “Love is Here to Stay” and “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.”

Michael Bublé: Tour Stop 148

29s

Experience superstar singer Michael Bublé’s visually thrilling and musically triumphant ‘To Be Loved Tour’ featuring performances of his biggest hits including “Home” and “Haven’t Met You Yet” along with exclusive footage of Team Bublé travels.

Getting Jazzed for Broadway’s Best: Harold Prince

7m 10s

Watch as Lonny Price, director of Harold Prince: A Director's Life, discusses the impact of this legendary director and producer with his work on musicals including Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, and The Phantom of the Opera.

Harold Prince: The Director’s Life

31s

Take a peek into the legendary career of the pioneering Broadway producer and director and winner of 21 Tony Awards with this retrospective celebration featuring Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mandy Patinkin, John Kander, Susan Stroman, and Angela Lansbury.

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