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Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
TV Schedule
Saturday
November 5, 2022
1:00AM | WFYI 1 (20.1)
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Ny Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall
2022 Season
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September 23, 2022
Experience this powerful opera with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.
Black Lucy and The Bard
September 16, 2022
Explore Shakespeare’s love life in this ballet featuring music by Rhiannon Giddens.
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2022
August 26, 2022
Enjoy Vienna Philharmonic’s annual summer night concert at Austria’s Schönbrunn Palace....
Great Performances: Merry Wives
May 20, 2022
Experience Shakespeare’s comedy from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park.
The Conductor
March 25, 2022
Follow the story of the first female conductor of a major American symphony.
Movies for Grownups® Awards 2022 with AARP The Magazine
March 18, 2022
AARP’s Movies for Grownups advocates for the 50-plus audience by fighting ageism.
Episode Archive
San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night
November 19, 2021
Celebrate opening night of San Francisco Symphony’s season.
Yannick – An Artist’s Journey
September 3, 2021
Experience the music director of the Metropolitan Opera’s meteoric rise to prominence.
Romeo & Juliet
April 23, 2021
In defiance of their feuding families, Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together.
Beethoven in Beijing
April 16, 2021
Experience the impact of the Philadelphia Orchestras historic 1973 trip to China.
Now Hear This
Now Hear This "New American Voices"
April 29, 2022
Scott Yoo explores the work of two new American composers, Sergio Assad and Reena Esmail.
Now Hear This "Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music"
April 22, 2022
Scott Yoo explores the life and work of Aaron Copland.
Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration"
April 15, 2022
Host Scott Yoo follows the trail of the great African American composer Florence Price.
Now Hear This "Amy Beach: American Romantic"
April 8, 2022
Host Scott Yoo explores the musical influences of American composer Amy Beach.
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