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Great Performances

Arts and Music Series / 5 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.

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2h 9m / TV-14

Thomas Adès Discusses Influences for The Exterminating Angel

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Composer and Conductor Thomas Adès and Librettist and Director Tom Cains discuss the influences for The Exterminating Angel, including the classic Luis Buñuel film. They also analyze the opera's dramatic music, set and costumes.

GP at the Met: Exterminating Angel - Preview

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Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met continues on PBS on Sunday, March 25, with the American premiere of Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel, a surreal fantasy about a dinner party from which the guests can’t escape. The Exterminating Angel was inspired by the classic Luis Buñuel film of the same name, and stars John Tomlinson and Alice Coote. Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham is the host.

Helen Mirren Receives Career Achievement Honor

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Helen Mirren receives the Career Achievement Honor at AARP's 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards. Mirren, an Academy ®, Golden Globe®, Emmy®, Tony®, BAFTA® & Olivier® Award-winning actress accepted Movies for Grownups’® highest honor on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills.

Laurie Metcalf wins Best Supporting Actress

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Laurie Metcalf wins Best Supporting Actress for Lady Bird at AARP's 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards. Available to viewers for the first time ever, Great Performances presents the broadcast premiere of the Movies for Grownups Awards® with AARP the Magazine on Friday, February 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS, pbs.org/gperf and PBS apps.

Movies for Grownups® Awards with AARP the Magazine | Preview

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This year’s 17th annual Movies for Grownups® Awards with AARP the Magazine will be broadcast for the first time ever. Co-produced by Great Performances, the awards premiere Friday, February 23 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and PBS apps. Award-winning film and stage actor Alan Cumming hosted the star-studded evening at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills on February 5.

Nas on Collaborating with the National Symphony Orchestra

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Nas reflects on partnering with the Kennedy Center to perform a symphonic version of "Illmatic" with the National Symphony Orchestra. Steven Reineke discusses branching out into hip-hop and rap for the first time as a classical orchestra conductor. Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop premieres nationwide Friday, February 2 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings).

Nas on Performing at the Kennedy Center

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Critically acclaimed hip-hop artist Nas describes his experiences writing "Illmatic" in the projects of NYC and performing it twenty years later at the Kennedy Center. Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop captures the energy and nostalgia of this collaborative performance and premieres nationwide Friday, February 2 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings).

Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Preview

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Two decades after the album’s critically acclaimed release, Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, to stage a symphonic rendition of “Illmatic,” one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history. Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop premieres Friday, February 2 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings).

Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop Preview

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Two decades after the album’s critically acclaimed release, Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, to stage a symphonic rendition of “Illmatic,” one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history. Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop premieres Friday, February 2 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings).

Nas Performs "One Love" with the National Symphony Orchestra

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Critically acclaimed hip-hop artist Nas performs "One Love" alongside the National Symphony Orchestra. Two decades after its release, Nas teams up with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. to stage a symphonic rendition of "Illmatic." Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop premieres nationwide Friday, February 2 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings).

Meet the cast of Great Performances at the Met: Norma

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Meet the talented cast of Great Performances at the Met: Norma and take a look at the new production of Bellini’s masterpiece about a woman scorned. This opening performance of Great Performances at the Met Season 12 premieres nationwide Friday, January 26 at 9PM on PBS, with an encore on Sunday, January 28 at 12PM (check local listings).

Great Performances at the Met: Norma | Preview

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Great Performances at the Met Season 12 begins with a new production of Bellini’s masterpiece about a woman scorned, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Norma stars Sondra Radvanovsky as the titlular druid high priestess, opposite Joyce DiDonato and Joseph Calleja. Great Performances at the Met: Norma premieres nationwide Friday, January 26 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings).

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2018 | Preview

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Great Performances continues the cherished tradition of ringing in the new year with the Vienna Philharmonic with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti. This year’s program welcomes new host Hugh Bonneville, best known as Robert, Earl of Grantham, in Downton Abbey. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2018 premieres Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2:30PM EST(check local listings).

Hitman: David Foster & Friends | Preview

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David Foster has generated some of the biggest hits in popular music, and collaborated with a veritable “Who’s Who” of superstars in a career spanning more than three decades. In this special encore presentation, Foster’s achievements, including 14 Grammy Awards, are celebrated in an all-star concert.

Michael Bublé and Blake Shelton Sing "Home"

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Michael Bublé and Blake Shelton sing "Home" in an all-star concert honoring songwriter and producer David Foster. This special encore presentation celebrates Foster’s remarkable career achievements - including 14 Grammy Awards and a host of other accolades.

Andrea Bocelli and Katharine McPhee sing "The Prayer"

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Andrea Bocelli and Katharine McPhee sing "The Prayer" in an all-star concert honoring songwriter and producer David Foster. This special encore presentation celebrates Foster’s remarkable career achievements - including 14 Grammy Awards and a host of other accolades.

Celine Dion sings "Because You Loved Me"

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Celine Dion performs "Because You Loved Me" accompanied by David Foster on the piano. David Foster has generated some of the biggest hits in popular music, and collaborated with a veritable “Who’s Who” of superstars in a career spanning more than three decades. In this special encore presentation, Foster’s achievements, including 14 Grammy Awards, are celebrated in an all-star concert.

Moody Blues Perform "Tuesday Afternoon"

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The Moody Blues perform "Tuesday Afternoon" at Toronto’s Sony Centre during their 2017 “Days of Future Passed” tour. The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed Live from Great Performances premieres nationwide beginning November 25 on PBS (check local listings).

Moody Blues Perform "Nights in White Satin"

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The Moody Blues perform "Nights in White Satin" at at Toronto’s Sony Centre during their 2017 “Days of Future Passed” tour. The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed Live from Great Performances premieres nationwide beginning November 25 on PBS (check local listings).

The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed Live | Preview

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The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed Live from Great Performances premieres nationwide beginning November 25 on PBS (check local listings). Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their landmark album, The Moody Blues took to the road to perform the entire LP live.

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