Air Date: Sat, Jan 8, 2022 8:00 PM
From the historic Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany, recorded in January, this world-famous soprano-tenor pair perform arias and duets from some of their many performances at the Met including Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier,” Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” “Luisa Miller” and Dvořák’s “Rusalka," accompanied by Vincenzo Scalera on piano.
Air Date: Sat, Jan 1, 2022 8:00 PM
Recorded in May, a quartet of some of opera’s most powerful and dramatic singers comes together at the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, Germany. Sopranos Christine Goerke and Elza van den Heever, tenor Andreas Schager, and baritone Michael Volle perform a program of selections by Wagner and Strauss.
Air Date: Sat, Jan 1, 2022 8:00 PM
Ring in the new year in Austria at the Musikverein with the Vienna Philharmonic and host Hugh Bonneville in this annual concert of waltzes by Strauss and more under the baton of guest conductor Daniel Barenboim.
Air Date: Fri, Dec 31, 2021 8:00 PM
Watch Met stars Angel Blue, Pretty Yende, Javier Camarena and Matthew Polenzani sing highlights from Great Performances at the Met: New Year's Eve Gala. Performing from the Parktheater in Kurhaus Göggingen in Augsburg, Germany, the program features arias, duets and ensembles from Donizetti to Puccini, as well as arrangements of operetta and Neapolitan songs.
Air Date: Fri, Nov 26, 2021 8:00 PM
Great Performances: Coppelia is a contemporary reboot for the digital age that sees Doctor Coppelius as a sinister cosmetic surgeon whose quest to build the perfect robot woman threatens the romance—and then the very lives—of young lovers Swan and Franz. With everyone falling under the surgeon’s spell, Swan must act to save her sweetheart before his heart is used to spark life into Doctor Coppelius’ creation: Coppelia.
Air Date: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 8:00 PM
Celebrate opening night as it welcomes its new Grammy-winning music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, featuring music by John Adams, Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter and performances by Alonzo King LINES Ballet.
Air Date: Fri, Nov 12, 2021 8:00 PM
Legendary composer John Williams from Boston Symphony Orchestra hosts a concert at his summer home at Tanglewood.
Air Date: Fri, Oct 29, 2021 8:00 PM
Now Hear This: Beethovenʻs Ghost goes inside the mind of a genius, as host Scott Yoo and fellow musicians undertake a recording of Beethoven's most personal music.
Air Date: Fri, Sep 17, 2021 10:00 PM
Great Performances: Roots of Latin Jazz takes viewers on a musical journey from Cuba to Miami and Africa to Brazil. Featuring musicians from all over the world, the film tells the complex story of Latinx history and culture through the exuberant rhythms and infectious beats of Latin Jazz.
Air Date: Fri, Sep 17, 2021 8:00 PM
Experience Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairytale from acclaimed director-choreographer Matthew Bourne with this Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation starring Ashley Shaw, Adam Cooper, Dominic North and Michaela Meazza.
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