Great Performances

Great Performances - PBS

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1972

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Anthology

Music

Dance

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Performing arts

The performing arts anthology series brings best from the worlds of music and dance into viewers’ living rooms. From classical music and opera to ballet and musical theater, cameras capture the stage performances of some of the best artists in the world.

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1971– Franchise 53 Seasons

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Tuesday, December 2

Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary

Season 51 • Episode 14

Aaron Tveit, Patrick Wilson and more perform songs from musicals by Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Thursday, December 4

Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary

Season 51 • Episode 14

Aaron Tveit, Patrick Wilson and more perform songs from musicals by Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Friday, December 12

LA Phil 100

Season 47 • Episode 25

Celebrating LA Phil's 100th birthday with the music of Ravel and Stravinsky.

Sunday, December 14

Presentations of the performing arts.

Sunday, December 14

Presentations of the performing arts.

Tuesday, December 16

Nutcracker From English National New

Season 53 • Episode 4

The English National Ballet's production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker."

Wednesday, December 17

Presentations of the performing arts.

Thursday, December 18

Nutcracker From English National

Season 53 • Episode 4

The English National Ballet's production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker."

Friday, December 19

Now Hear This: Haydn: The King of Strings

Season 48 • Episode 2

The work and career of composer Joseph Haydn, creator of "Emperor Quartet"; host Scott Yoo.

Matt Roush

Matt Roush says...

The Shakespeare classic of mistaken identity gets a vibrant new reinterpretation in a Great Performances presentation of the production that reopened the iconic Delacorte Theater this summer in New York’s Central Park. Lupita Nyong’o stars opposite her brother Junior as twins Viola and Sebastian, separated in a shipwreck. Complications ensue when Viola, disguised as a man named Cesario, falls for Duke Orsino (Khris Davis), whose wooing of Countess Olivia (Sandra Oh) takes a turn when Olivia is attracted to the faux Cesario. The starry cast includes Peter Dinklage as Olivia’s vain steward, Malvolio, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson as another hapless suitor, Andrew Aguecheek.

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‘She Loves Me’ Restores Its Place Among Broadway’s Best in ‘Great Performances’

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Worth Watching: Jim Gaffigan Abroad, ‘Kissing Booth 2,’ Rosamund Pike Is ‘Radioactive,’ ‘Central Park’ Finale, a Love-ly Musical Encore

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