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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 E2

1h 13m

Dvořák's Song to the Moon | Renée Fleming and VPO

1m 58s

Renée Fleming Sings Dvořák's Song to the Moon alongside the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2017 Comes to Great Performances with a fairy tale theme and special guest Renée Fleming Friday, August 18 at 9PM on PBS.

Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2017 Preview

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The world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for its 14th open-air concert, in Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace Gardens. The Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2017 airs on Great Performances, Friday, August 18 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings). Christoph Eschenbach conducts a varied program of works from “Sleeping Beauty” to “Hansel and Gretel” to “Harry Potter.”

Letter Scene ("Puskai pogibnu ya")

3m 18s

Excerpt from Tatiana's (Anna Netrebko) letter scene ("Puskai pogibnu ya") from Act I of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. GP at the Met: Eugene Onegin airs on PBS Sunday, August 13 at 12PM (check local listings).

GMET: Eugene Onegin - Preview

30s

Anna Netrebko stars as Tatiana, the naïve heroine of Tchaikovsky’s opera, with Peter Mattei as the title character who rejects her. Alexey Dolgov is Onegin’s friend-turned-rival, Lenski, with Elena Maximova as Tatiana’s sister, Olga, and Štefan Kocán as Prince Gremin. Robin Ticciati conducts. GP at the Met: Eugene Onegin airs on PBS Sunday, August 13 at 12PM (check local listings).

Elettra's Tutte Nel Cor Vi Sento

1m 43s

Elza van den Heever sings Elettra’s Act I aria from "Idomeneo" at the Met. Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts an extraordinary ensemble in Idomeneo, Mozart’s early masterpiece of love and vengeance following the Trojan War on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 16 at 12 PM on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 PM).

GP at the Met: Idomeneo Preview

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Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts an extraordinary ensemble in Idomeneo, Mozart’s early masterpiece of love and vengeance following the Trojan War on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 16 at 12 PM on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 PM).

Idomeneo's Fuor Del Mar

1m 35s

Matthew Polenzani sings the title character’s Act II aria from "Idomeneo" at the Met. Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts an extraordinary ensemble in Idomeneo, Mozart’s early masterpiece of love and vengeance following the Trojan War on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 16 at 12 PM on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 PM).

Idomeneo Act III Quartet

1m 52s

Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, Alice Coote, and Matthew Polenzani sing the Act III quartet. Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts an extraordinary ensemble in Idomeneo, Mozart’s early masterpiece of love and vengeance following the Trojan War on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 16 at 12 PM on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 PM)

Time to Say Goodbye: Andrea Bocelli and Carly Paoli

4m 25s

Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert – A Great Performances Special continues the Landmarks series on Friday, June 30 at 10PM on PBS (check local listings). Landmarks episodes feature an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. The series is hosted by Chad Smith, the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers who conducts artist interviews.

Andrea Bocelli on Tuscany

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Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert – A Great Performances Special continues the new Landmarks Live series on Friday, June 30 at 10PM on PBS (check local listings.) Each Landmarks Live in Concert special features an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. The series is hosted by Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who conducts artist interviews.

O Sole Mio - Andrea Bocelli

1m 37s

Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert – A Great Performances Special continues the new Landmarks arts strand on Friday, June 30 at 10 p.m. on PBS (Check local listings.) Landmarks Live in Concert specials feature an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. The series is hosted by Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who conducts artist interviews.

Andrea Bocelli and Chad Smith Jam

1m 24s

Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert – A Great Performances Special continues the new Landmarks arts strand on Friday, June 30 at 10 p.m. on PBS (Check local listings.) Landmarks Live in Concert features an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. The series is hosted by Chad Smith, the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Andrea Bocelli on the Palazzo Vecchio

1m 5s

Andrea Bocelli describes the importance of the Palazzo Vecchio. Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert – A Great Performances Special airs Friday, June 30 at 10PM on PBS (Check local listings.) Landmarks Live in Concert features an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. The series is hosted by Chad Smith, the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert Preview

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Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert continues the new Landmarks arts strand on Friday, June 30 at 10 p.m. on PBS (Check local listings.) Each Landmarks Live in Concert special features an artist or band performing at a legendary destination of personal significance. The series is hosted by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, who conducts one-on-one interviews with the artists.

Čury mury fuk, Act 1 | GP at the Met: Rusalka

2m 6s

Jamie Barton sings Ježibaba’s “Čury mury fuk.” Kristine Opolais stars in her first Met performance as the title character in Antonin Dvořák's Rusalka. The critically acclaimed new staging, directed by Mary Zimmerman and conducted by Mark Elder, premieres on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, June 18 at 12PM on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30PM).

Song to the Moon, Act 1 | GP at the Met: Rusalka

2m 12s

Kristine Opolais sings “Song to the Moon” from Act I. Kristine Opolais stars in her first Met performance as the title character in Antonin Dvořák's Rusalka. The critically acclaimed new staging, directed by Mary Zimmerman and conducted by Mark Elder, premieres on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, June 18 at 12PM on PBS (check local listings). (In NY, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30PM).

GP at The Met: Rusalka Preview

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Kristine Opolais stars in her first Met performance as the title character in Antonin Dvořák's Rusalka. The critically acclaimed new staging, directed by Mary Zimmerman and conducted by Mark Elder, premieres on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, June 18 at 12PM on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30PM).

Levine, Domingo, and Gelb | GP at The Met: Nabucco

2m 37s

The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met as the title king in Nabucco, under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, May 7 at 12 PM on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 PM).

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