Great Performances
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genreComedy / Drama / Music
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
release year1971 – (ongoing)
seasons52
episodes365
rank#6,644
tiersolid
★ 7.9IMDb · 27k
64.2GRM
#6,644rank
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Overview
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Seasons
53best episode: S23E10 — Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II ★ 9.5 (32)
S111 eps · ★ 7.5
- E1The Rimers of Eldritch★ 6.938
- E3Cyrano de Bergerac★ 8.560
- E4Antigone★ 6.994
- E5King Lear★ 8.6144
- E6In Fashion★ 7.017
- E7Paradise Lost★ 8.540
- E10Feasting with Panthers★ 7.521
- E11A Memory of Two Mondays★ 7.872
- E17The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd★ 7.120
- E18Hogan's Goat★ 7.649
- E19Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?★ 6.517
S24 eps · ★ 7.7
- E2June Moon★ 6.956
- E7Brother to Dragons★ 8.312
- E9Forget-Me-Not-Lane★ 7.914
- E12The Rules of the Game★ 7.829
S35 eps · ★ 7.4
- E7The Seagull★ 7.995
- E17The First Breeze of Summer★ 8.123
- E25All Over★ 7.020
- E28The Patriots★ 5.515
- E30Eccentricities of a Nightingale★ 8.671
S42 eps · ★ 7.9
- E1Ah, Wilderness!★ 7.442
- E22The Prince of Homburg★ 8.330
S52 eps · ★ 7.3
- E7Secret Service★ 7.493
- E29Out of Our Father's House★ 7.323
S62 eps · ★ 7.2
- E5Verna: USO Girl★ 7.4156
- E10Uncommon Women... and Others★ 6.9205
S72 eps · ★ 7.4
- E6The Good Doctor★ 7.657
- E19The Most Happy Fella★ 7.345
S93 eps · ★ 6.5
- E3Edith Wharton: Summer★ 6.360
- E4Edith Wharton: Looking Back★ 6.512
- E16The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories★ 6.639
S102 eps · ★ 8.4
- E1Norma★ 7.923
- E4La clemenza di Tito★ 8.926
S111 eps · ★ 6.2
- E11The Innocents Abroad★ 6.284
S121 eps · ★ 6.5
- E2Alice in Wonderland★ 6.5184
S134 eps · ★ 8.4
- E4You Can't Take It with You★ 8.2142
- E10Judy Garland: The Concert Years★ 9.1121
- E13Heartbreak House★ 8.853
- E24Grown-Ups★ 7.543
S143 eps · ★ 8.1
- E2The Gospel at Colonus★ 8.280
- E10Follies in Concert★ 8.2202
- E18James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson★ 8.0282
S153 eps · ★ 8.2
- E1Monsignor Quixote★ 7.8263
- E2The Comedy of Errors★ 9.287
- E9Bacall on Bogart★ 7.7543
S164 eps · ★ 7.9
- E2Nixon in China★ 8.126
- E5The Gershwin Gala★ 6.824
- E11Melba★ 7.434
- E25The Aspern Papers★ 9.214
S172 eps · ★ 8.2
- E2The New Moon★ 8.021
- E10Linda Ronstadt: Canciones de mi Padre★ 8.324
S183 eps · ★ 8.6
- E4Show Boat★ 9.0108
- E5An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner★ 8.617
- E10Julie Andrews in Concert★ 8.147
S193 eps · ★ 8.4
- E1Spike & Co.: Do It Acapella★ 8.337
- E2The Colored Museum★ 8.544
- E4The Fred Astaire Songbook★ 8.560
S205 eps · ★ 7.4
- E1Everybody Dance Now★ 5.927
- E2Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio★ 8.922
- E3La pastorela★ 6.6114
- E10Unforgettable, with Love: Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole★ 8.123
- E17The Lost Language of Cranes★ 7.7539
S2110 eps · ★ 7.8
- E2Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway★ 7.337
- E4Guys and Dolls: Off the Record★ 8.034
- E10Suddenly, Last Summer★ 7.1290
- E11Black and Blue★ 6.430
- E12Miles Davis: A Tribute★ 8.722
- E13Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall★ 8.7120
- E14John Barry: Moviola★ 8.333
- E15Oedipus Rex★ 8.2162
- E17The Real McTeague: A Synthesis of Forms★ 6.026
- E19Lean by Jarre★ 9.016
S228 eps · ★ 7.9
- E4The Sorceress★ 6.925
- E6Pete Townshend's Psychoderelict★ 8.038
- E7On the Town in Concert★ 8.723
- E8Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music★ 8.452
- E9Turandot★ 8.133
- E10Jerry Herman: Broadway at the Bowl★ 7.812
- E11Vladimir Horowitz: A Reminiscence★ 7.422
- E15La bohème★ 8.3176
S236 eps · ★ 8.3
- E2The Dangerous Liaisons★ 8.224
- E4The World of Jim Henson★ 7.1116
- E7September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill★ 8.4188
- E10Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II★ 9.532
- E11Talking With★ 7.429
- E12The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past★ 9.167
S249 eps · ★ 8.5
- E1Abbado in Berlin: The First Year★ 7.212
- E2Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway★ 8.862
- E3Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound★ 8.568
- E4Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House★ 8.120
- E5Pavarotti: My World★ 8.722
- E6The Sleeping Beauty★ 8.531
- E10Les Misérables in Concert★ 9.22k
- E11Peter, Paul and Mary: Lifelines★ 9.421
- E12La Cenerentola★ 8.382
S256 eps · ★ 8.0
- E4Dido & Aeneas★ 7.337
- E6Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM★ 7.6180
- E13Robert Altman's Jazz '34★ 7.5162
- E14The Story of Gospel Music★ 8.814
- E16Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall★ 8.823
- E18Burt Bacharach... This Is Now★ 7.924
S268 eps · ★ 8.2
- E2Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe★ 7.735
- E3The Music of Kander and Ebb: Razzle Dazzle★ 7.538
- E7Creating Ragtime★ 9.318
- E8Porgy and Bess: An American Voice★ 8.923
- E10Frank Sinatra: The Very Good Years★ 7.527
- E11The Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century★ 9.347
- E15Swan Lake★ 8.6351
- E17Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself★ 6.728
S275 eps · ★ 6.9
- E4Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia★ 6.655
- E5A Streetcar Named Desire★ 7.458
- E7The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty★ 7.668
- E16Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing★ 8.2136
- E17Parsifal: The Search for the Grail★ 4.817
S285 eps · ★ 7.8
- E2Crazy for You★ 8.4140
- E3Burn the Floor★ 7.5130
- E4My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies★ 8.1197
- E5Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias★ 6.227
- E14Play On!★ 8.837
S297 eps · ★ 7.5
- E2Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation★ 7.7310
- E8My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs★ 7.567
- E10Don Giovanni Unmasked★ 7.638
- E11Jesus Christ Superstar★ 7.22k
- E14Three Mo' Tenors in Concert★ 7.227
- E15Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks★ 7.7129
- E16Little Women★ 7.328
S306 eps · ★ 7.9
- E2Joshua Bell: West Side Story Suite from Central Park★ 8.621
- E3Shaolin: Wheel of Life★ 7.6140
- E5The Art of Violin★ 9.095
- E6The Nutcracker★ 7.969
- E9Kurosawa★ 7.3401
- E11Romeo and Juliet★ 7.041
S316 eps · ★ 8.2
- E2Making 'The Misfits'★ 8.047
- E4Josh Groban in Concert★ 8.5112
- E6The Merry Widow★ 8.032
- E9Kiss Me Kate★ 8.0269
- E10Reneé Fleming & Bryn Terfel: Music Under the Stars★ 9.014
- E11The Great American Songbook★ 7.573
S321 eps · ★ 8.0
- E17All-Star Piano Extravaganza: The Verbier Festival & Academy Concert★ 8.015
S338 eps · ★ 8.5
- E4Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival★ 8.628
- E5Josh Groban Live at the Greek★ 9.174
- E6Hayley Westenra: Live from New Zealand★ 9.116
- E7Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella'★ 8.645
- E8Bill Irwin: Clown Prince★ 8.420
- E10Leonard Bernstein's Candide, a Comic Operetta in Two Acts★ 8.1167
- E12One Night with Rod Stewart★ 7.737
- E14The Little Prince★ 8.473
S348 eps · ★ 8.5
- E1From Shtetl to Swing★ 8.811
- E2Cream Reunion Concert★ 8.991
- E4Michael Bublé: Caught in the Act★ 8.777
- E8Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road★ 8.355
- E9Andrea Bocelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky★ 7.625
- E11'South Pacific' in Concert from Carnegie Hall★ 8.3173
- E15Garrison Keillor's Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood★ 9.319
- E16Bruce Springsteen: The Seeger Sessions Live★ 8.323
S3510 eps · ★ 8.3
- E3Mozart at 250: The Salzburg Festival Celebration★ 8.615
- E9A Tribute to James Taylor★ 7.620
- E11Garrison Keillor's New Year's Eve Special★ 8.916
- E15Sting: Songs from the Labyrinth★ 8.121
- E16Loreena McKennitt: Nights from the Alhambra★ 8.6108
- E17Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live★ 8.130
- E18Barenboim on Beethoven★ 7.617
- E22We Love Ella! A Tribute to the First Lady of Song★ 9.418
- E25Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story★ 7.5222
- E27Nureyev: The Russian Years★ 8.415
S367 eps · ★ 8.0
- E2Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival, Chicago★ 8.3109
- E3Vivere: Andrea Bocelli Live in Tuscany★ 8.455
- E4Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny★ 7.827
- E7Company: A Musical Comedy★ 8.6542
- E8The New York Philharmonic Live from North Korea★ 7.517
- E9James Taylor: One Man Band★ 8.524
- E14Macbeth★ 6.713
S3712 eps · ★ 8.3
- E1Pavarotti: A Life in Seven Arias★ 8.719
- E3Hit Man: David Foster and Friends★ 9.040
- E5Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker★ 8.557
- E8Cyrano de Bergerac★ 7.7191
- E12King Lear★ 8.2279
- E13The Los Angeles Philharmonic Opening Gala with Gustavo Dudamel★ 7.613
- E16In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams★ 8.571
- E17Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden★ 8.484
- E18Stevie Wonder: Live at Last★ 7.826
- E19Chess in Concert★ 8.4309
- E24Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story★ 7.922
- E25Karajan or Beauty as I See It★ 8.833
S383 eps · ★ 8.6
- E2Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas★ 9.032
- E7Passing Strange★ 8.2443
- E8Jackie Evancho: Dream with Me in Concert★ 8.645
S396 eps · ★ 8.3
- E2Renée Fleming & Dmitri Hvorostovsky: A Musical Odyssey in St. Petersburg★ 8.620
- E3Macbeth★ 7.51k
- E5Il Postino★ 7.811
- E12Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium★ 8.233
- E17Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010★ 8.867
- E19Rigoletto from Mantua★ 8.614
S404 eps · ★ 7.7
- E2Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby★ 7.930
- E3Magical Mystery Tour Revisited★ 6.824
- E4Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy★ 8.413
- E7Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino★ 7.828
S414 eps · ★ 8.0
- E5Great Performances' 40th Anniversary Celebration★ 9.012
- E6Moby-Dick from San Francisco Opera★ 7.913
- E10Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages★ 7.112
- E12Barrymore★ 7.818
S423 eps · ★ 8.2
- E2Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek LIVE!★ 8.6114
- E13Annie Lennox: Nostalgia Live in Concert★ 8.227
- E19Driving Miss Daisy★ 7.9249
S432 eps · ★ 8.1
- E2American Voices★ 7.813
- E9Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration★ 8.320
S442 eps · ★ 7.4
- E1Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2018★ 7.916
- E4John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway★ 6.921
S457 eps · ★ 7.2
- E3She Loves Me★ 8.222
- E4Present Laughter★ 7.3260
- E5Indecent★ 7.410
- E8Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn★ 6.922
- E13Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop★ 5.874
- E14Chicago Voices★ 7.112
- E21"Ellis Island: The Dream of America" with Pacific Symphony★ 8.014
S4612 eps · ★ 7.5
- E2Gershwin: An American in Paris★ 7.312
- E4The Sound of Music★ 7.742
- E6Harold Prince: The Director's Life★ 8.223
- E7Tony Bennett & Diana Krall: Love Is Here to Stay★ 7.013
- E8k.d. lang - Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special★ 8.415
- E9Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration★ 7.212
- E12Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice★ 6.815
- E14Doubt from the Minnesota Opera★ 7.016
- E16Andrea Bocelli @ 60★ 7.410
- E18Birgit Nilsson: A League of Her Own★ 7.413
- E22Julius Caesar★ 7.520
- E23Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2019★ 8.112
S4717 eps · ★ 7.9
- E1Now Hear This: Vivaldi; Something Completely Different★ 8.014
- E2Now Hear This: The Riddle of Bach★ 8.316
- E3Now Hear This: Scarlatti; Man Out of Time★ 7.817
- E4Now Hear This: Handel; Italian Style★ 7.914
- E5GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends★ 8.013
- E642nd Street★ 7.931
- E7Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I★ 8.232
- E8Red★ 8.026
- E9Much Ado About Nothing★ 7.940
- E10Kinky Boots★ 7.531
- E11Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert★ 7.315
- E12An Intimate Evening with David Foster★ 8.813
- E13From Vienna; The New Year's Celebration 2020★ 7.515
- E21LA Phil 100★ 8.515
- E22Leonard Bernstein's Mass★ 5.824
- E24Ann★ 8.5125
- E25Gloria: A Life★ 7.944
S4823 eps · ★ 7.5
- E1Romeo and Juliet★ 7.518
- E2Now Hear This: Haydn King of Strings★ 7.917
- E3Now Hear This: The Schubert Generation★ 7.820
- E4Now Hear This: Becoming Mozart★ 8.115
- E5GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends★ 7.411
- E6One Man, Two Guvnors★ 7.030
- E7Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles★ 8.429
- E8Lea Salonga In Concert★ 7.621
- E9From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2021★ 8.214
- E10The Magic of Callas★ 7.719
- E11The Magic of Horowitz★ 6.612
- E12Movies for Grownups Awards With AARP the Magazine★ 6.69
- E13Beethoven in Beijing★ 8.511
- E14Romeo and Juliet★ 7.645
- E15Uncle Vanya★ 7.120
- E16The Arts Interrupted★ 6.912
- E17Mick Fleetwood & Friends★ 7.315
- E18Andrea Bocelli: Believe★ 6.513
- E19Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2020★ 8.314
- E20Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba★ 7.222
- E21Roots of Latin Jazz★ 6.612
- E22Broadway Beyond the Golden Age★ 8.014
- E23Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2021★ 7.413
S4919 eps · ★ 7.4
- E1Yannick - An Artist's Journey★ 8.221
- E2Verdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11★ 8.218
- E3The Red Shoes★ 7.024
- E4Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost★ 6.825
- E5A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood★ 7.317
- E6San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night★ 5.115
- E7Coppelia!★ 7.012
- E8From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2022★ 7.912
- E9Reopening: The Broadway Revival★ 7.424
- E10Movies for Grownups Awards With AARP the Magazine★ 6.210
- E11The Conductor★ 8.515
- E12Now Hear This: Amy Beach Rise to Prominence★ 7.07
- E13Early Days★ 8.09
- E15Sarah★ 8.912
- E24Now Hear This: Aaron Copland/ Dean of American Music★ 7.78
- E27Anything Goes★ 7.950
- E28Merry Wives★ 5.718
- E29Keeping Company With Sondheim★ 7.755
- E33Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2022★ 9.09
S509 eps · ★ 7.2
- E1Black Lucy and the Bard★ 7.716
- E2Intimate Apparel: A New Opera★ 6.014
- E6Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show★ 7.914
- E9The Magic of Spirituals★ 7.220
- E13Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History with Tango★ 7.710
- E14Richard III★ 6.735
- E15Now Hear This: Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound★ 5.79
- E16Now Hear This: Albéniz: Portraits of Spain★ 8.49
- E18Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best★ 7.846
S5111 eps · ★ 7.2
- E4Message in a Bottle★ 5.011
- E7Making Shakespeare: The First Folio★ 6.915
- E14Now Hear This: Rising Stars★ 6.39
- E15Now Hear This: Virtuosos★ 7.411
- E16Now Hear This: Old Friends★ 7.512
- E17Now Hear This: The Composer is Yoo★ 6.610
- E19Hamlet (2023)★ 7.930
- E20Audra McDonald at the London Palladium★ 8.423
- E21Purlie Victorious★ 7.849
- E22Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary★ 7.839
- E26Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2024★ 7.46
S5213 eps · ★ 7.3
- E1Emigre★ 6.77
- E2Land of Gold★ 5.78
- E3Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight★ 8.312
- E4Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl★ 7.828
- E9Now Hear This: Chopin's Polish Heart★ 7.812
- E10The Magic of Nureyev★ 7.719
- E12Now Hear This: Boccherini: Night Music★ 7.38
- E13Now Hear This: Rachmaninoff Reborn★ 8.013
- E14Now Hear This: Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar★ 7.56
- E15Next to Normal★ 9.1266
- E16Yellow Face★ 7.955
- E18Girl from the North Country★ 4.510
- E19Kiss Me, Kate★ 6.827
S5311 eps · ★ 7.5
- E1The Magic of Grace Bumbry★ 7.210
- E4Twelfth Night★ 7.8119
- E5Nutcracker from English National Ballet★ 7.310
- E6From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2026★ 8.110
- E7Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine★ 6.110
- E11Now Hear This: Brahms: Free But Alone★ 8.210
- E13Now Hear This: Everyone Loves Joplin★ 7.89
- E14Irving Berlin: Top Hat★ 6.520
- E15Now Hear This: The Call of Istanbul★ 7.512
- E16Now Hear This: The Iceland Sound★ 8.111
- E18Suffs★ 8.498
Specials35 eps · ★ 7.9
- ·The Best of Broadway★ 6.825
- ·Memphis★ 7.714
- ·Sondheim! The Birthday Concert★ 8.6100
- ·Now Hear This: Schumann: Genius and Madness★ 7.77
- ·The Collection★ 7.3247
- ·Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers with Edie Brickell★ 9.316
- ·Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin' to Do★ 7.014
- ·Andrea Bocelli: Cinema★ 8.331
- ·Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023★ 8.06
- ·Life on the Mississippi★ 8.190
- ·Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson★ 4.8295
- ·Richard Burton: In from the Cold★ 7.9119
- ·Our Town★ 8.2212
- ·Hamlet★ 7.4236
- ·Long Day's Journey Into Night★ 8.9135
- ·Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration★ 8.4478
- ·The Importance of Being Earnest★ 8.785
- ·Beyond the Horizon★ 6.631
- ·Enemies★ 8.124
- ·Laurence Olivier: A Life★ 8.963
- ·Die Entführung aus dem Serail★ 8.416
- ·Così fan tutte★ 7.430
- ·San Francisco Opera: Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito★ 8.656
- ·L'incoronazione di Poppea★ 7.919
- ·Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable★ 7.420
- ·The School for Scandal★ 7.757
- ·Le nozze di Figaro★ 7.827
- ·A Carnegie Hall Christmas★ 8.025
- ·Michael Moschen in Motion★ 9.429
- ·Tap Dance in America★ 8.825
- ·Broadway's Lost Treasures★ 7.8124
- ·Aida★ 8.815
- ·Johann Sebastian Bach - Die hohe Messe, in h-moll BWV 232★ 7.313
- ·Broadway's Lost Treasures II★ 8.068
- ·Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards★ 7.840
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