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Great Performances
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best | Preview
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
Friday
June 16, 2023
9:00PM | WFYI 1 (20.1)
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Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”
April 28, 2023
Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo.
Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”
April 21, 2023
Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo....
Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”
April 14, 2023
Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo.
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
April 7, 2023
Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo.
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.
2023 Season
Richard III Preview
May 19, 2023
Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best | Preview
May 12, 2023
Enjoy a revue of Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by Sutton Foster.
The Magic of Spirituals
February 24, 2023
Glimpse behind the curtain at Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert.
Episode Archive
NY Phil Reopening of David Geffen Hall
November 4, 2022
Celebrate with a performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” led by Jaap van Zweden.
Intimate Apparel
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.
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.
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.
Clips and Previews
Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata Preview
April 2, 2023
Nadine Sierra stars as the opera’s heroine, the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta.
Great Performances at the Met: The Hours Preview
March 17, 2023
Renée Fleming makes her return to the Met in this new opera.
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