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Great Performances
Andrea Bocelli: Believe
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
Monday
January 1, 2024
8:00PM | WFYI 1 (20.1)
Tune-in Reminder
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024
Wednesday
January 3, 2024
3:00AM | WFYI 1 (20.1)
Tune-in Reminder
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024
2023 Season
Making Shakespeare: The First Folio Preview
November 17, 2023
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
New York City Ballet in Madrid
October 27, 2023
New York City Ballet presents an evening of works by George Balanchine and Justin Peck.
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023
August 25, 2023
Great Performances presents the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer night concert.
Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony
August 21, 2023
Great Performances presents Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony.
Piotr Beczała and Tamara Wilson in Lohengrin
July 9, 2023
Tamara Wilson and Piotr Beczała sing “Das süße Lied verhallt” from "Lohengrin."
Richard III
May 19, 2023
Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
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.
Now Hear This
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.
Episode Archive
Andrea Bocelli: Believe
June 5, 2021
Enjoy the songs of the internationally beloved tenor’s 2020 album on location in Malta.
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