What it is
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.
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Season 1
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Paul McCartney's Live Kisses 2012-09-08
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Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
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2012-09-08 ·
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Join Paul McCartney and Diana Krall for a collection of songs beloved by McCartney since childhood.
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Great Performances at the Met: Wagner's Dream 2012-09-11
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Great Performances at the Met: Das Rheingold 2012-09-12
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Great Performances at the Met: Die Walkure 2012-09-13
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Great Performances at the Met: Siegfried 2012-09-14
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2012-09-14 ·
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Great Performances at the Met: Gotterdammerung 2012-09-15
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2012-09-15 ·
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Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby 2012-11-25
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2012-11-25 ·
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Magical Mystery Tour Revisited 2012-12-15
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From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2013 2013-01-02
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Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy 2013-01-02
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Paul Simon's Graceland Journey 2013-01-05
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Paul Simon's Graceland Journey
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Learn why Graceland was so controversial in 1986 and why Paul Simon faced such vehement criticism.
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Great Performances at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore 2013-01-19
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2013-01-19 ·
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Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino 2013-03-03
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2013-03-03 ·
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Great Performances at the Met: Otello 2013-04-01
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Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest 2013-04-15
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Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest
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2013-04-15 ·
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The Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris 2013-05-04
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Great Performances at the Met: La Clemenza di Tito 2013-05-06
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2013-05-06 ·
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Great Performances at the Met: Un Ballo in Maschera 2013-05-13
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2013-05-13 ·
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Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto 2013-05-18
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Great Performances at the Met: Aida 2013-06-10
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2013-06-10 ·
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Great Performances at the Met: Les Troyens 2013-07-01
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2013-07-01 ·
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Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda 2013-07-15
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2013-07-15 ·
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Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still 2013-07-27
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Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still
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2013-07-27 ·
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Enter a world of dance, the artists who dedicate their lives to it and a place where it flourishes.
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Great Performances at the Met: Parsifal 2013-07-29
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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night 2013 2013-08-03
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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night 2013
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2013-08-03 ·
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Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic's annual open-air concert, this year saluting "Wagner & Verdi.".
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Great Performances at the Met: Francesca da Rimini 2013-08-19
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2013-08-19 ·
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Great Performances at the Met: Giulio Cesare 2013-09-01
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The Hollow Crown: Richard II 2013-09-21
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The Hollow Crown: Richard II
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2013-09-21 ·
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Witness Ben Whishaw's performance as Richard in this television adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
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The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 1 2013-09-28
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2013-09-28 ·
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The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 2 2013-10-05
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The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 2
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2013-10-05 ·
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Follow Prince Hal's path to reconciliation with his father and his ascension to the throne.
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The Hollow Crown: Henry V 2013-10-12
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2013-10-12 ·
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Follow the action as England prepares for war and Henry rallies his forces for battle at Agincourt.
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Great Performances' 40th Anniversary Celebration 2013-10-19
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Great Performances' 40th Anniversary Celebration
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2013-10-19 ·
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Hear stories from GREAT PERFORMANCES alumni about what the series and public TV have meant to them.
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Moby Dick from San Francisco Opera 2013-11-02
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Moby Dick from San Francisco Opera
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2013-11-02 ·
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Witness Jay Hunter Morris' bravura performance as Ahab in an operatic adaptation of Melville's novel.
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Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' with the New York Philharmonic 2013-11-09
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Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' with the New York Philharmonic
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2013-11-09 ·
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Oklahoma' 2013-11-16
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2013-11-16 ·
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Revel in the rebirth of Rodgers & Hammerstein's landmark American musical starring Hugh Jackman.
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Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn 2013-11-30
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Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn
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2013-11-30 ·
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Join legendary superstar Barbra Streisand in her first Brooklyn concert since her childhood years.
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Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages 2013-12-07
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2013-12-07 ·
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Great Performances at the Met: La Cenerentola 2014-09-08
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2014-09-08 ·
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