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16 Episodes 2024 - 2025
Episode 0
Fri, May 23, 2025132 mins
In 1934 Duluth, Minnesota, a group of wayward travelers' lives intersect in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award-winning orchestrations by Simon Hale, the musical features 20 reimagined, legendary Bob Dylan songs, including 'Forever Young,' 'All Along the Watchtower,' 'Hurricane,' and 'Like A Rolling Stone.'
Episode 1
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
The New York Philharmonic and an international cast perform this semi-staged oratorio that tells the story of Jewish refugees during World War II. Following 1938's Kristallnacht - also known as The Night of Broken Glass - two brothers are sent halfway around the world to Shanghai to escape the Nazis. Otto cherishes his heritage, while Josef seeks a new path and falls in love with Lina, a Chinese woman recovering from the death of her mother in the Nanjing Massacre. A tale of love and loss directed by Mary Birnbaum and conducted by Long Yu, 'Great Performances - Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Phil' is set to music by film and concert composer Aaron Zigman with lyrics by Grammy-winning librettist Mark Campbell and additional lyrics by Brock Walsh. Co-commissioned by Maestro Long Yu, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, the 90-minute production was filmed on February 29 and March 1, 2024, at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic.
Episode 2
Fri, Nov 1, 2024
This installment explores the making of San Francisco Opera's 'Girls of the Golden West', which tells the turbulent story of the 1849 California Gold Rush. With the opera's title referencing Puccini's 1910 romantic opera 'The Girl of the Golden West', Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams and famed director Peter Sellars' opera tells a harsher and more complex story through the letters of writer Louise Clappe who lived in a miners' settlement in 1850. Spotlighting the behind-the-scenes action during the opera's rehearsal process, the documentary highlights the creative process as actors and creative team grapple with the historical significance of the material and bringing it to the stage. Two stories are told: One on stage in the present day, and one in the past through the opera. Soprano Julia Bullock stars in the opera as Louise Clappe with mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges as Josefa Segovia, two women among the many men caught up in the quest for wealth in the lawless mountains. The talent includes: Jon Else - Documentary director // Peter Sellars - Director, 'Girls of the Golden West' // John Adams - Music // Julia Bullock - Soprano, as Louise Clappe in 'Girls of the Golden West' // J'Nai Bridges - Mezzo-soprano, as Josefa Segovia in 'Girls of the Golden West' // Ryan McKinny - Bass-baritone, as Clarence King in 'Girls of the Golden West' // Paul Appleby - Tenor, as Joe Cannon in 'Girls of the Golden West' // Elliot Madore - Baritone, as Ramone in 'Girls of the Golden West' // Lorena Feijoo - Dancer, as Lola Montez in 'Girls of the Golden West'.
Episode 3
Fri, Nov 22, 2024
Country music legend Patsy Cline was a trailblazer in her genre, paving the way for artists who followed in her footsteps. This fall, Great Performances presents Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight, a star-studded concert filmed at the historic Ryman Auditorium, Patsy's home stage in Nashville, to celebrate her life, legacy and music. The concert features artists from numerous genres like country, pop, rock, gospel, bluegrass and more including Wynonna, Ashley McBryde, Grace Potter, Beverly D'Angelo, Crystal Gayle, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Mickey Guyton, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Wilson, Natalie Grant, Kellie Pickler, Pam Tillis, Tigerlily Gold, Reyna Roberts, Tami Neilson, Tiera Kennedy, Mandy Barnett, Annie Bosko, The Isaacs and Home Free. The program also features archival interviews and commentary from fellow artists and those who knew Patsy including her husband, Charlie Dick, and friends like Loretta Lynn, Dottie West, Roy Clark and Owen Bradley.
Episode 4
Fri, Nov 29, 2024
The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra raises the curtain on the Bowl's 2024 season with a 100th birthday celebration for the iconic composer, Henry Mancini. Hosted by Jeff Goldblum, the starry concert features performances by stage and "Wicked" film star Cynthia Erivo, Grammy Award winner Michael Bublé and Grammy nominees Dave Koz and Monica Mancini, Henry Mancini's daughter. The program also goes behind the scenes of the recording of the 100th anniversary album featuring John Williams, Arturo Sandoval, Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel, the LA Phil, Stevie Wonder, Lizzo, James Galway and the last televised appearance of the late Quincy Jones. The album includes "Baby Elephant Walk - Encore," now nominated for a 2024 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella. "Supplementing the concert are interviews with stars from Mancini-scored movies, archival footage and still photos. The 20-time Grammy Award-winning composer of songs and scores ranging from "Moon River" and "The Pink Panther" appeared regularly on the Bowl's stage, conducting 29 times. A four-time Academy Award winner, Mancini scored over 125 movie and television themes including such classics as "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "The Pink Panther," "Days of Wine and Roses," "Victor Victoria," "Charade" and "Two for the Road." Conducted by Thomas Wilkins.
Episode 6
Sun, Feb 23, 2025
Celebrating shows and movies for people over 50; Glenn Close receives the Career Achievement Award.
Episode 7
Thu, Feb 5, 2026
At a natural amphitheater in Tuscany, Italy, world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli commemorates his 30th anniversary with a concert event in his hometown. Journey to the Teatro del Silenzio (Theater of Silence) where star-studded performances showcase the Maestro's extensive and beloved repertoire, with duets with an unprecedented cast of global superstars, including Ed Sheeran, David Foster, Katharine McFee, Lang Lang, Sofia Carson, Brian May, Jon Batiste and more. Directed by Grammy-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Sam Wrench (Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Billie Eilish: Live at The O2), Andrea Bocelli's career comes to life in Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli 30th - The Celebration.
Episode 9
Fri, Apr 11, 2025
Explore Chopin's musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.
Episode 10
Fri, Apr 11, 2025
Experience Rudolf Nureyev's revolutionary 1964 production of "Swan Lake" with ballerina Margot Fonteyn through extensive excerpts and interviews with their fellow dancers Michael Birkmeyer, Gisela Cech and others.
Episode 12
Fri, Apr 18, 2025
Join Scott Yoo and musicians on a night tour of Madrid to uncover Boccherini's deep love for the city and learn how his iconic 'Night Music of the Streets of Madrid' was inspired by his time in Spain, blending history and the pulse of the streets.
Episode 13
Fri, Apr 25, 2025
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) was a Russian aristocrat who lost everything in the Bolshevik revolution: his home, his family fortune, even his musical inspiration. Fleeing Russia with his wife and daughters, he landed in New York and reinvented himself as modern American artist. Host Scott Yoo explores Rachmaninoff's American journey and the new technology that made it possible with Russian pianist Anna Polonsky and Ukrainian-American photographer Sonia Goydenko. Yoo listens to, and recreates, some of Rachmaninoff's original piano rolls and recordings and visits Rachmaninoff's 'paradise in exile,' which is the villa Rachmaninoff later built on Lake Lucerne to remind him of his childhood home, with Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin and his daughter Bella. Places visited in this installment: Lake Lucerne, Switzerland; New York, Brooklyn, New York; New Jersey.
Episode 14
Fri, May 2, 2025
Paraguayan guitarist Barrios rose from humble roots to worldwide fame, overcoming obstacles while blending classical and folk styles into groundbreaking compositions that shaped 20th-century guitar music.
Episode 15
130 mins
Mother, father, daughter, and son. A suburban family living another day like another. A mother with worsening bipolar disorder, a worrying father struggling to keep his family together, an anxious daughter attempting to live up to standards, and a dead son. A suburban family living another day like another.
Episode 16
Fri, May 16, 2025
Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's comedy from Roundabout Theatre Company stars Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost," "Hawaii Five-0") as an Asian American playwright who protests yellowface casting in the blockbuster musical "Miss Saigon," only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. The repercussions resonate in this farce about the complexities of race. Filmed in November 2024 and directed by Leigh Silverman ("Violet," "Suffs"), "Yellow Face" is an "is-he-or-isn't-he" comedy of identity, show business and autobiography.
Episode 17
Episode 18
Fri, May 23, 2025133 mins
Is a presentation of the stage musical Girl from the North Country (2024), filmed at the Belasco Theatre in New York City.
Episode 19
Fri, May 30, 2025
Cole Porter musical features hits like "Another Op'nin', Another Show" and "So In Love." Stars Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar in a backstage romance directed by Bartlett Sher.