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Great Performances Season 50 Episodes
Season 50 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2022 - 0
Episode 1
Black Lucy and the Bard
Fri, Sep 16, 2022 90 mins
Shakespeare's love life is explored through the perspective of the "Dark Lady."
Episode 2
Intimate Apparel
Fri, Sep 23, 2022 90 mins
Esther starts to write to a mysterious suitor who is laboring on the Panama Canal.
Episode 3
NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall
Fri, Nov 4, 2022 90 mins
A celebration of the newly reopened home of the New York Philharmonic. Included: a performance of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" conducted by the NYPhil's Music Director Jaap van Zweden; and a world premiere by Puerto Rican composer Angélica Negrón.
Episode 4
Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show
Fri, Nov 25, 2022 90 mins
Josh Groban performs with special guests including Cyndi Lauper and more.
Episode 5
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2023
Sun, Jan 1, 2023 90 mins
Celebrating the new year 2023 with an annual classical music gala featuring waltzes by Strauss from the Musikverein.
Episode 6
Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine
Fri, Feb 17, 2023 90 mins
The best films and performances that resonate with older viewers are honored. Hosted by Alan Cumming.
Episode 7
The Magic of Spirituals
Fri, Feb 24, 2023 90 mins
The behind-the-scenes story of Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman's famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips as well as interviews with opera star Angel Blue and Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb.
Episode 8
Remember This
Mon, Mar 13, 2023 90 mins
Experience Oscar nominee David Strathairn as World War II hero and Holocaust witness Jan Karski.
Episode 9
Now Hear This "Piazzolla's History with Tango"
Fri, Apr 7, 2023 90 mins
Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo and flutist Alice Dade to explore the evolution of composer Astor Piazzolla's work and the music genre itself as it becomes fused with jazz across time and numerous instruments.
Episode 10
Now Hear This "Schumann: Genius and Madness"
Fri, Apr 14, 2023 90 mins
Scott Yoo investigates the connection between Schumann's bipolar disorder and creative genius via experts, musical performances and examining the work of other artists outside the world of music.
Episode 11
Now Hear This "Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound"
Fri, Apr 21, 2023 90 mins
Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo using "found" instruments. To develop a music video, the two visit New York City and explore the creative process with an interactive light show and more.
Episode 12
Now Hear This "Albéniz: Portraits of Spain"
Fri, Apr 28, 2023 90 mins
Discovering the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo and Scottish GRAMMY-winning guitarist David Russell along with musicians from Albéniz's birthplace in the Pyrenees mountains as well as Sevilla, Mallorca and more.
Episode 13
Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 90 mins
Marin Alsop, a Bernstein protégé, leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Bernstein's "Kaddish" Symphony at the Ravinia Festival.
Episode 14
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023
Fri, Aug 25, 2023 90 mins
It is a summer night performance from the Imperial Schonbrunn Palace's gardens.
Episode 15
Unforgettable, with Love: Natalie Cole Sings Thesongs of Nat King Cole
Sat, Sep 9, 2023 90 mins
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Natalie Cole's landmark concert. Recorded in 1992, this performance from Pasadena, CA, is a loving tribute to the music of her father.
Episode 16
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Fri, May 12, 2023 90 mins
A revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. Features performances by André De Shields, Chita Rivera, Vanessa Williams and more from Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater.
