Great Performances Season 47 Episodes

Episode 1

Now Hear This: Vivaldi; Something Completely Different

Fri, Sep 20, 2019

Scott Yoo examines Vivaldi's masterwork 'The Four Seasons' and how it created a new era of music.

Episode 2

Now Hear This: The Riddle of Bach

Fri, Sep 27, 2019

Scott Yoo visits Germany and France to learn about Johann Sebastian Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin and also tries to solve a riddle that Bach left in his portrait.

Episode 3

Now Hear This: Scarlatti; Man Out of Time

Fri, Oct 4, 2019

Visits to Spain and Morocco explores the works of composer Scarlatti.

Episode 4

Now Hear This: Handel; Italian Style

Fri, Oct 11, 2019

How Handel's experiences in Italy with Vivaldi, Scarlatti, and Corelli influenced his career.

Episode 5

GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends

Fri, Oct 18, 2019120 mins

Episode 6

42nd Street

Fri, Nov 1, 2019

Episode 7

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I

Fri, Nov 8, 2019

The musical production of "The King and I" at Lincoln Centre, starring Kelli O'Hara as Anna and Ken Watanabe as the King of Siam.

Episode 8

Red

Fri, Nov 15, 201994 mins

Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, the artist Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work of art for an extraordinary setting.

Episode 9

Much Ado About Nothing

Fri, Nov 22, 2019

Classic Shakespeare romantic comedy featuring an all-black cast. Recorded live.

Episode 10

Kinky Boots

Fri, Nov 29, 2019

A Harvey Fierstein & Cyndi Lauper & Jerry Mitchell creation for Broadway based on the 2005 British movie of the same name. The story is based on measures taken to save a shoe factory in England by focusing on fetish footwear. 2013 Tony Award winner.

Episode 11

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Sat, Nov 30, 2019

Episode 12

An Intimate Evening with David Foster

Sat, Nov 30, 2019

Episode 13

From Vienna; The New Year's Celebration 2020

Wed, Jan 1, 2020

Celebrate 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein. Under the baton of guest conductor Andris Nelsons and featuring the Vienna State Ballet, the orchestra will play the waltzes of Strauss. Hosted by Hugh Bonneville.

Episode 14

Great Performances at the Met: Manon

Sun, Jan 5, 2020

Episode 15

Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP The Magazine 2020

Sun, Jan 19, 2020

Celebrating and encouraging films with unique appeal to moviegoers aged 50 and older, and the artists who make them; Annette Bening receives the AARP Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award.

Episode 16

Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly

Sun, Feb 2, 2020

Episode 17

Great Performances at the Met: Turandot

Fri, Mar 20, 2020

Episode 18

Great Performances at the Met: Akhnaten

Sun, Apr 5, 2020

Episode 19

Andrea Bocelli: Music for Hope

Tue, Apr 14, 2020

Episode 20

Great Performances at the Met: Wozzeck

Sun, May 3, 2020

Episode 21

LA Phil 100

Fri, May 8, 2020

Celebrating the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra's 100th birthday with the music of Ravel, Witold Lutoslawski, Stravinsky and Daníel Bjarnason, featuring conductors Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Gustavo Dudamel.

Episode 22

Leonard Bernstein's Mass

Fri, May 15, 2020

The Ravinia Festival's production of Leonard Bernstein's Mass features baritone Paulo Szot, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Highland Park High School Marching Band.

Episode 23

Great Performances at the Met: Agrippina

Sun, Jun 7, 2020

Episode 24

Ann

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

A theatrical biography features Holland Taylor as Ann Richards, who served as governor of Texas from 1991-1995.

Episode 25

Gloria: A Life

Fri, Jun 26, 2020

Christine Lahti leads a cast composed of women to tell the story of Gloria Steinem's quest for women's equality and equality rights for others.

Episode 26

Great Performances at the Met: Der Fliegende Holländer

Sun, Jul 5, 2020

Episode 27

Great Performances at the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Fri, Jul 17, 2020

Episode 28

Great Performances at the Met: Tosca

Sun, Aug 2, 2020

Episode 29

Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda

Sun, Sep 6, 2020

Episode 30

Episode #47.30

Fri, Feb 6, 2026

Episode 31

Renée Fleming in Concert

Fri, Mar 19, 2021

Episode 32

Jonas Kaufmann in Concert

Fri, Apr 2, 2021