Great Performances is a television series devoted to the performing arts, has been telecast on PBS since 1972. The show is produced by WNET in New York City. It is one of the longest running performing arts anthologies on television, second only to Hallmark Hall of Fame. Great Performances presents concerts, ballet, opera, an occasional documentary, and plays. The series has also won many television awards, including an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and an Image Award, with nods from the Directors Guild of America and the Cinema Audio Society.
s40e02Great Performances at the Met: Le Comte Ory2011-07-2501:00⌄
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2011-07-25 ·
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s40e03Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 20112011-08-2001:00⌄
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2011-08-20 ·
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s40e04Great Performances at the Met: Capriccio2011-08-2201:00⌄
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2011-08-22 ·
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s40e05Great Performances at the Met: Il Trovatore2011-08-2901:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: Il Trovatore
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2011-08-29 ·
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s40e06A Concert for New York2011-09-1201:00⌄
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A Concert for New York
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2011-09-12 ·
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s40e07Plácido Domingo: My Favorite Roles2011-09-2401:00⌄
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Plácido Domingo: My Favorite Roles
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2011-09-24 ·
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s40e08Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk - A Celebration of New Orleans Blues2011-09-3001:00⌄
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Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk - A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
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2011-09-30 ·
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s40e32Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp2011-10-2901:00⌄
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Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp
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2011-10-29 ·
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s40e30Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park2011-12-0302:00⌄
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Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park
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2011-12-03 ·
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s40e31The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet2011-12-1602:00⌄
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The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet
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2011-12-16 ·
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s40e09From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 20122012-01-0202:00⌄
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From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2012
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2012-01-02 ·
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s40e10Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin2012-01-0702:00⌄
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Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin
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2012-01-07 ·
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s40e11Let Me Down Easy2012-01-1402:00⌄
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Let Me Down Easy
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2012-01-14 ·
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Meet a range of individuals who are confronting the price and politics of health, all portrayed by Anna Deavere Smith.
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s40e12Great Performances at the Met: Anna Bolena2012-01-2102:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: Anna Bolena
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2012-01-21 ·
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s40e13Tony Bennett: Duets II2012-01-2802:00⌄
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Tony Bennett: Duets II
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2012-01-28 ·
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Featuring his greatest hits, performed by today's biggest stars, Duets II was recorded live in studios from Los Angeles to London, New York to Italy, with Nashville in between. The stunning musical segments are highlighted by insights on the process from the performers, making for an entertaining and fascinating profile of one of the year's most celebrated recordings.
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s40e14Memphis2012-02-2502:00⌄
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Memphis
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2012-02-25 ·
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Turn back the dial to the 1950s in this Tony Award-winning musical about an interracial couple whose love for music, and each other, is put to the test.
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s40e15Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall2012-03-0402:00⌄
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Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
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2012-03-04 ·
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s40e16Great Performances at the Met: Satyagraha2012-03-2301:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: Satyagraha
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2012-03-23 ·
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s40e17The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater2012-03-3001:00⌄
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2012-03-30 ·
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s40e18San Francisco Symphony at 1002012-03-3101:00⌄
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San Francisco Symphony at 100
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2012-03-31 ·
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Celebrate the San Francisco Symphony's centennial with music director Michael Tilson Thomas and Itzhak Perlman and Lang Lang performing works by Copland, Mendelssohn and Britten.
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s40e19Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni2012-03-3101:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni
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2012-03-31 ·
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s40e20Great Performances at the Met: Rodelinda2012-04-2301:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: Rodelinda
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2012-04-23 ·
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s40e21Great Performances at the Met: Faust2012-05-1401:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: Faust
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2012-05-14 ·
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s40e22Great Performances at the Met: The Enchanted Island2012-05-1901:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: The Enchanted Island
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2012-05-19 ·
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s40e23Great Performances at the Met: Ernani2012-06-1801:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: Ernani
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2012-06-18 ·
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s40e24Twilight: Los Angeles2012-06-3001:00⌄
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Twilight: Los Angeles
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2012-06-30 ·
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s40e25Jackie Evancho: Music of the Movies2012-08-0401:00⌄
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Jackie Evancho: Music of the Movies
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2012-08-04 ·
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s40e26Great Performances at the Met: Manon2012-08-0601:00⌄
The PBS Arts Summer Festival expands the scope and diversity of the arts on television, with a multi-part weekly series and new original online content that takes viewers across the country and around the world. Award-winning television, film and stage star Anna Deavere Smith ("Nurse Jackie") hosts.
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s40e28Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata2012-08-2701:00⌄
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Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata
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2012-08-27 ·
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s40e29Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 20122012-09-0101:00⌄
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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2012
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2012-09-01 ·
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Join Gustavo Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic in the magnificent gardens of Schönbrunn Palace.
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