Great Performances Season 37 Episodes

Episode 1

Pavarotti: A Life in Seven Arias

Wed, Sep 10, 200883 mins

Episode 2

Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein

Wed, Oct 29, 2008

Concert of Leonard Bernstein works.

Episode 3

Hit Man: David Foster and Friends

Sat, Nov 29, 2008

Episode 4

Domingo, Netrebko & Villazón: Three Stars in Vienna

Fri, Dec 5, 2008

Episode 5

Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker

135 mins

This production of the famous ballet has been reset to take place during the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair.

Episode 6

Great Performances at the Met: Doctor Atomic

Mon, Dec 29, 2008

Episode 7

From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2009

Thu, Jan 1, 2009

Episode 8

Cyrano de Bergerac

Thu, Jan 8, 2009143 mins

Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.

Episode 9

Great Performances at the Met: Salome

Sat, Jan 17, 2009

Episode 10

Great Performances at the Met: La damnation de Faust

Sat, Feb 28, 2009

Episode 11

Dance in America: NY Export - Opus Jazz

Wed, Mar 24, 2010

Episode 12

King Lear

Wed, Mar 25, 2009150 mins

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Episode 13

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Opening Gala with Gustavo Dudamel

Wed, Oct 21, 2009

Episode 14

Episode #37.14

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 15

Episode #37.15

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 16

In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams

Wed, May 27, 2009

The personal stories of composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of the 2008 Tony Award winner In The Heights. In addition to including highlights from some of the show's dynamic performance numbers, this television special takes us into the lives of the cast members to illuminate how this culturally diverse company was able to bring their dreams of performing on the New York stage to fruition.

Episode 17

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden

Thu, May 28, 2009139 mins

History rocked and rock made history during a sold-out three-gig stand at Madison Square Garden in late February 2008 when icons Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood performed a concert together for the first time since their all-too-brief days in the legendary Blind Faith in 1969. Whether they will ever team again is unknown.

Episode 18

Stevie Wonder: Live at Last

Mon, Jun 1, 2009134 mins

Episode 19

Chess in Concert

Wed, Jun 17, 2009145 mins

Concert recording of the musical *Chess*. Set during the Cold War, following the intense rivalry and personal conflicts between two chess Grandmasters, alongside a complex love triangle that blurs the lines between politics and passion.

Episode 20

Episode #37.20

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 21

Episode #37.21

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 22

Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration from Madison Square Garden

Wed, Jul 22, 2009

Episode 23

Episode #37.23

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 24

Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story

Wed, Aug 26, 2009

Episode 25

Karajan or Beauty as I See It

Mon, Aug 31, 200986 mins

Episode 26

Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night's Concert 2009

Wed, Sep 16, 2009