Great Performances Season 6 Episodes

Episode 1

Tosca

Wed, Sep 13, 1978

This Great Performances presentation is a 1976 film version of Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca", sung in Italian without subtitles.

Episode 2

Berlin Philharmonic: Herbert von Karajan

Mon, Feb 6, 1978

Herbert von Karajan leads cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, violinist Ulrich Koch and the Berlin Philharmonic in Richard Strauss's symphonic poem "Don Quixote." Von Karajan and the orchestra also perform the Overture from "Der Fleischutz."

Episode 3

Episode #6.3

Mon, Feb 6, 1978

Episode 4

Episode #6.4

Mon, Feb 6, 1978

Episode 5

Verna: USO Girl

Wed, Jan 25, 197890 mins

A young singer (Sissy Spacek) during World War II, gets a job singing in the USO with the hopes that this "big break" will make her a star. She will stop at nothing to become famous, even the attentions of a young soldier, played by William Hurt, who falls in love with her.

Episode 6

Episode #6.6

Mon, Feb 6, 1978

Episode 7

Episode #6.7

Mon, Feb 6, 1978

Episode 8

Episode #6.8

Mon, Feb 6, 1978

Episode 9

Episode #6.9

Mon, Feb 6, 1978

Episode 10

Uncommon Women... and Others

Wed, Jun 20, 197990 mins

While at an impromptu reunion lunch, five women reminisce and relive their college days at Mount Holyoke, and weigh their goals and aspirations against their lives.

Episode 11

The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration

Fri, Jan 11, 2019