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Great Performances: Season 44

27 episodes · first aired Oct 14, 2016

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  1. 1 GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2016 Oct 14, 2016 In collaboration with The Recording Academy, Great Performances presents “GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends,” a special all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for The Academy’s 2016…
  2. 2 Hamilton's America Oct 20, 2016 A behind-the-scenes look at Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical Hamilton, coming to Great Performances as part of the 2016 PBS Arts Fall Festival.
  3. 3 Gypsy Nov 11, 2016 Jonathan Kent’s award-winning production of the classic musical Gypsy – a record-breaking sellout during its acclaimed London run – comes to THIRTEEN’s Great Performances, Friday, November…
  4. 4 The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Henry VI, Part 1 Dec 11, 2016 The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses with an all-star cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Sturridge, Sophie Okonedo, Keeley Hawes, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench & Michael Gambon. It…
  5. 5 The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Henry VI, Part 2 Dec 18, 2016 Henry IV Part 2 is the second of three parts in The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses. Bitter rivalries erupt into the Wars of the Roses. The feeble King Henry is overshadowed by Queen…
  6. 6 Shakespeare Live! From the Royal Shakespeare Company Dec 23, 2016 The star-studded Shakespeare Live! from the Royal Shakespeare Company salutes the Bard across multiple genres. This celebratory event, hosted by David Tennant and Catherine Tate, features…
  7. 7 The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Richard III Dec 25, 2016 Richard III is the third of three parts in The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses. Richard III, the most notorious of Shakespeare’s kings, manipulates his way through the court on a…
  8. 8 From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2017 Jan 1, 2017 Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the eighth time to host the festive annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel…
  9. 9 Bel Canto the Opera From Lyric Opera of Chicago Jan 13, 2017 Bel Canto the Opera from Lyric Opera of Chicago Comes to Great Performances. Lyric’s creative consultant, soprano Renée Fleming, hosts the opera, which she curated from its inception.
  10. 10 Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert Jan 20, 2017 The series premieres with a native New Yorker from Hell’s Kitchen, Grammy Award-winning artist, Alicia Keys. Her collaboration with Jay Z, “Empire State of Mind,” instantly became the…
  11. 11 Brad Paisley – Landmarks Live in Concert Jan 27, 2017 Country music superstar Brad Paisley returns to his roots in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains for a special outdoor concert at West Virginia University. As the hit-maker behind 23…
  12. 12 Great Performances at the Met: Tristan und Isolde Jan 29, 2017 The Met’s new production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in his first Met performances since his 2010 debut, opens the new season of Great Performances at the…
  13. 13 New York City Ballet in Paris Feb 17, 2017 New York City Ballet in Paris is the part one of a two-part special featuring four ballets by NYCB co-founder George Balanchine set to the music of French composers. The program opens with…
  14. 14 Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni Feb 19, 2017 Charismatic baritone Simon Keenlyside stars as the title character in Don Giovanni, bringing his acclaimed interpretation of the role to Great Performances at the Met for the first time…
  15. 15 New York City Ballet Symphony in C Feb 24, 2017 New York City Ballet Symphony in C is part two of a two-part special featuring four ballets by NYCB co-founder George Balanchine set to the music of French composers. Symphony in C opens…
  16. 16 Dudamel Conducts Tangos Under the Stars Mar 30, 2017 Gustavo Dudamel accents the colors, rhythms, and passion of music by leading composers from Argentina in this invigorating evening under the stars on Dudamel Conducts Tangos Under the…
  17. 17 Great Performances at the Met: L'Amour de Loin Apr 1, 2017 Kaija Saariaho’s L’Amour de Loin (“Love From Afar”), one of the most highly praised operas of recent years.
  18. 18 Young Men Apr 6, 2017 Young Men, a World War I-inspired feature-length dance film commemorating the Great War’s centennial. Young Men was filmed on location in Northern France with the BalletBoyz dance company.
  19. 19 Great Performances at The Met: Romeo et Juliette Apr 13, 2017 Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo star as the tragic lovers in Shakespeare’s classic story. Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.
  20. 20 Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco May 7, 2017 The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met as the title king in Nabucco, under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine.
  21. 21 Great Performances at the Met: Rusalka Jun 18, 2017 Kristine Opolais stars in her first Met performance as the title character in Antonin Dvořák's Rusalka. The critically acclaimed new staging, directed by Mary Zimmerman and conducted by…
  22. 22 Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert Jun 30, 2017 Andrea Bocelli – Landmarks Live in Concert continues the new Landmarks arts strand. Each Landmarks Live in Concert special features an artist or band performing at a legendary destination…
  23. 23 Great Performances at the Met: Idomeneo Jul 16, 2017 Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts an extraordinary ensemble in Idomeneo, Mozart’s early masterpiece of love and vengeance following the Trojan War.
  24. 24 Great Performances at The Met: Eugene Onegin Aug 13, 2017 Anna Netrebko stars as Tatiana, the naïve heroine of Tchaikovsky’s opera, with Peter Mattei as the title character who rejects her. Alexey Dolgov is Onegin’s friend-turned-rival, Lenski…
  25. 25 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2017 Aug 18, 2017 The world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for its 14th open-air concert, in Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace Gardens. Christoph Eschenbach conducts a varied program of works from…
  26. 26 Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata Aug 25, 2017 Sonya Yoncheva reprises her widely praised interpretation of the heroine Violetta Valéry in Verdi’s La Traviata, on Great Performances at the Met. Michael Fabiano is her lover, Alfredo…
  27. 27 Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier Sep 3, 2017 Renée Fleming performs one of her greatest signature roles, The Marschallin, in Der Rosenkavalier on the season finale of Great Performances at the Met. Elīna Garanča plays Octavian, the…