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Great Performances Season 53
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Great Performances Season 52
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Great Performances Season 51
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Great Performances Season 50
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Great Performances Season 49
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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 43
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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 39
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Great Performances Season 38
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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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S53
E14
Scott Joplin was the king of ragtime, a new kind music for the turn of the 20th century.
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S53
E12
Scott Yoo journeys across Germany to find a window into Brahms’ inner life.
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S53
E11
In this adaptation of Michael Chabon’s novel, two Jewish cousins invent an anti-fascist superhero.
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S53
E10
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2:48:08
Experience Zeffirelli’s beloved production set in 19th-century Paris.
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S53
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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S53
E8
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54:45
AARP’s Movies for Grownups hosted by Alan Cumming.
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S53
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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S53
E6
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1:25:09
Experience the holiday classic in a new light.
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S53
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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S53
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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S53
E3
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54:55
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
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S53
E2
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2:42:21
Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame.
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S53
E1
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53:55
Director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play.
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S52
E24
The beloved annual concert performed by Vienna Philharmonic in Schönbrunn Palace Park.
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S52
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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S52
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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S52
E21
Angel Blue makes her highly anticipated Met role debut as Aida.
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S52
E20
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2:36:40
Experience this Cole Porter classic musical starring Tony winner Stephanie J. Block.
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S52
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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S52
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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S52
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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S52
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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S52
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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S52
E14
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54:24
Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia.
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S52
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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S52
E12
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53:54
Benjamin Bernheim performs the title role of the tormented poet.
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S52
E11
Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.
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S52
E9
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53:54
Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s legendary production of “Swan Lake” co-starring Margot Fonteyn.
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S52
E10
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53:44
Follow a fighter pilot who operates a drone in a high-tech world battling both war and motherhood.
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S52
E8
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2:00:15
Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert.
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S52
E7
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1:23:11
AARP’s Movies for Grownups hosted by Alan Cumming.
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S52
E6
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1:53:17
Experience this annual concert conducted by Riccardo Muti with PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville as host.
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S52
E5
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1:25:09
Celebrate the centennial birthday of composer Henry Mancini with Michael Bublé and more.
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S52
E4
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1:15:56
Experience the music of Patsy Cline in a star-studded tribute concert featuring Wynonna and more.
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S52
E3
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1:23:11
Explore Peter Sellars' San Francisco Opera production of John Adams' "Girls of the Golden West."
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S52
E2
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1:13:53
Enjoy this semi-staged oratorio following the story of Jewish refugees in World War II Shanghai.
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S52
E1
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1:44:55
Soprano Asmik Grigorian stars as Cio-Cio-San in her Met Opera debut.
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S51
E28
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2:50:43
Puccini’s love story stars soprano Angel Blue as the French courtesan Magda.
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S51
E27
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1:54:27
Enjoy this annual concert featuring Andris Nelsons as guest conductor with Lise Davidsen as soloist.
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S51
E26
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1:18:16
Extras
Chris Ware and Scott Yoo discuss the first recording of "The Entertainer."
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S53
E12
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4:20
Johannes Moser and Scott Yoo perform Brahms Double Concerto, 1st movement.
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S53
E11
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2:42
Elisabeth Brauss and Scott Yoo discuss the relationship between Schumann and Brahms.
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S53
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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S53
E11
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0:27
Sam (Miles Mykkanen) and Joe (Andrzej Filończyk) create The Escapist.
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S53
E10
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1:36
Mason Bates discusses how he creates the world of "The Escapist."
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S53
E10
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3:35
Experience Zeffirelli’s beloved production set in 19th-century Paris.
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S53
E9
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0:30
Juliana Grigoryan and Freddie De Tommaso perform “Dunque è proprio finita!”
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S53
E9
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1:10
Conductor Gemma New leads the orchestra with a focus on creating a collective musical experience.
Special:
11:25
Samara Joy performs Sam Coslow's "Beware My Heart."
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E8
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3:00