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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.

The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity tells the misadventures of Sebastian and Viola.
Malvolio (Peter Dinklage) attempts to woo Olivia (Sandra Oh).
Orsino (Kris Davis) enlists "Cesario" (Lupita Nyong’o) to help him woo Olivia.
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Jody and John Arnhold, the Abra Prentice Foundation, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Charitable Remainder Trust Worchell Lawrence, and Ellen and James S. Marcus.
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The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity tells the misadventures of Sebastian and Viola.
Follow prima ballerina Tiler Peck as she overcomes injury and pursues a new career as choreographer.
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
Discover Grace Bumbry’s inspiring rise to global opera fame.
Director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play.
The beloved annual concert performed by Vienna Philharmonic in Schönbrunn Palace Park.
Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading the cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece.
In her second role of this season of Great Performances at the Met, Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore.
Angel Blue makes her highly anticipated Met role debut as Aida.
Experience this Cole Porter classic musical starring Tony winner Stephanie J. Block.
Experience this musical by Conor McPherson featuring the music of Bob Dylan set in 1934 Minnesota.
Lise Davidsen stars in the title role and Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
Enjoy Tony winner David Henry Hwang’s Broadway comedy starring Daniel Dae Kim.
Experience this Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical from London's Donmar Warehouse.
Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer.
Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia.
Explore Boccherini’s love for Madrid through a musical night tour of the city with Scott Yoo.
Benjamin Bernheim performs the title role of the tormented poet.
Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.
Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s legendary production of “Swan Lake” co-starring Margot Fonteyn.
Follow a fighter pilot who operates a drone in a high-tech world battling both war and motherhood.
Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert.
AARP’s Movies for Grownups hosted by Alan Cumming.
Experience this annual concert conducted by Riccardo Muti with PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville as host.
Celebrate the centennial birthday of composer Henry Mancini with Michael Bublé and more.
Experience the music of Patsy Cline in a star-studded tribute concert featuring Wynonna and more.
Explore Peter Sellars' San Francisco Opera production of John Adams' "Girls of the Golden West."
Enjoy this semi-staged oratorio following the story of Jewish refugees in World War II Shanghai.
Soprano Asmik Grigorian stars as Cio-Cio-San in her Met Opera debut.
Puccini’s love story stars soprano Angel Blue as the French courtesan Magda.
Enjoy this annual concert featuring Andris Nelsons as guest conductor with Lise Davidsen as soloist.
Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim portray Shakespeare’s famed star-crossed lovers.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of love, deadly vendetta, and family strife.
Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut.
Features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance.
Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs at the London Palladium.
Experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.
Ancient Babylon comes to life in this production of Verdi’s early masterpiece.
Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.
Extras
Follow prima ballerina Tiler Peck as she overcomes injury and pursues a new career as choreographer.
Dancer Tiler Peck works to recover from a debilitating neck injury.
Acclaimed dancer Tiler Peck explains how she got her start on Broadway at 11.
Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia prepare to perform "Swift Arrow" by Alonzo King.
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
Aigul Akhmetshina sings an excerpt from Rosina’s Act II aria.
Cellist Tommy Mesa's love of music began with his interest in playing drums.
Following in his brother’s footsteps, Joshua Brown picked up the violin at age two.
David Lee Brewer, Beyoncé's former vocal instructor, on Beyoncé's love of Grace Bumbry.
Fleeing racial discrimination in the US, Bumbry took the opera stages of Europe by storm.
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