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About Great Performances
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.
Great Performances episode schedule
2 upcoming · 478 aired . Next episode: May 15, 2026.
Upcoming · 2
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | S52·E21 | Irving Berlin's Top Hat |
| May 22, 2026 | S52·E22 | An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger |
Aired · 478
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | S52·E20 | Suffs |
| February 27, 2026 | S52·E19 | Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall |
| January 1, 2026 | S52·E18 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2026 |
| December 16, 2025 | S52·E17 | Nutcracker from English National Ballet |
| November 14, 2025 | S52·E16 | Twelfth Night |
| November 7, 2025 | S52·E15 | The Tiler Peck Story: Suspending Time |
| October 3, 2025 | S52·E14 | The Magic of Grace Bumbry |
| August 29, 2025 | S52·E13 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | S52·E12 | Kiss Me, Kate |
| May 23, 2025 | S52·E11 | Girl from the North Country |
| May 16, 2025 | S52·E10 | Yellow Face |
| May 9, 2025 | S52·E9 | Next to Normal |
| April 11, 2025 | S52·E8 | The Magic of Nureyev |
| February 28, 2025 | S52·E7 | Andrea Bocelli 30th -- The Celebration |
| February 23, 2025 | S52·E6 | Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine 2025 |
| January 1, 2025 | S52·E5 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2025 |
| November 29, 2024 | S52·E4 | Henry Mancini 100 at the Hollywood Bowl |
| November 22, 2024 | S52·E3 | Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight |
| November 1, 2024 | S52·E2 | Land of Gold |
| October 25, 2024 | S52·E1 | Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Philharmonic |
| August 23, 2024 | S51·E11 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2024 |
| June 14, 2024 | S51·E10 | At the Met - Carmen |
| May 31, 2024 | S51·E9 | Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary |
| May 24, 2024 | S51·E8 | Purlie Victorious |
| May 17, 2024 | S51·E7 | Audra McDonald at the London Palladium |
| February 23, 2024 | S51·E6 | George Jones: Still Playin' Possum |
| February 16, 2024 | S51·E5 | The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry |
| January 1, 2024 | S51·E4 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2024 |
| November 17, 2023 | S51·E3 | Making Shakespeare: The First Folio |
| November 3, 2023 | S51·E2 | Message in a Bottle |
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| October 27, 2023 | S51·E1 | New York City Ballet in Madrid |
| June 16, 2023 | S50·E19 | at the Met - Medea |
| May 19, 2023 | S50·E18 | Richard III |
| May 12, 2023 | S50·E17 | Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best |
| April 28, 2023 | S50·E16 | Now Hear This : Albeniz: Portraits of Spain |
| April 21, 2023 | S50·E15 | Now Hear This: Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound |
| April 14, 2023 | S50·E14 | Now Hear This: Schumann: Genius and Madness |
| April 7, 2023 | S50·E13 | Now Hear This: Piazzolla's History With Tango |
| March 17, 2023 | S50·E12 | Great Performances at the Met - The Hours |
| March 13, 2023 | S50·E11 | Remember This |
| February 24, 2023 | S50·E10 | The Magic of Spirituals |
| February 17, 2023 | S50·E9 | Movies for Grownups with AARP the Magazine |
| January 1, 2023 | S50·E8 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2023 |
| November 25, 2022 | S50·E7 | Josh Groban's Great Big Radio City Show |
| September 23, 2022 | S50·E6 | Intimate Apparel |
| September 16, 2022 | S50·E5 | Black Lucy and the Bard |
| September 4, 2022 | S50·E4 | Turandot |
| August 26, 2022 | S50·E3 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2022 |
| August 7, 2022 | S50·E2 | Don Carlos |
| July 18, 2022 | S50·E1 | Black Lucy and The Bard |
| July 3, 2022 | S49·E31 | Ariadne Auf Naxos |
| June 17, 2022 | S49·E30 | Rigoletto |
| May 27, 2022 | S49·E29 | Keeping Company with Sondheim |
| May 20, 2022 | S49·E28 | Merry Wives |
| May 13, 2022 | S49·E27 | Anything Goes |
| May 8, 2022 | S49·E26 | Cinderella |
| April 29, 2022 | S49·E25 | Now Hear This "New American Voices" |
| April 22, 2022 | S49·E24 | Now Hear This "Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music" |
| April 15, 2022 | S49·E23 | Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration" |
| April 8, 2022 | S49·E11 | Now Hear This: Amy Beach Rise to Prominence |
| April 1, 2022 | S49·E21 | Fire Shut Up In My Bones |
| March 25, 2022 | S49·E10 | The Conductor |
| March 18, 2022 | S49·E19 | Movies for Grownups® Awards 2022 with AARP The Magazine |
| March 6, 2022 | S49·E18 | Eurydice |
| February 8, 2022 | S49·E17 | Boris Godunov |
| January 18, 2022 | S49·E9 | Reopening: The Broadway Revival |
| January 1, 2022 | S49·E15 | The New Year's Celebration 2022 |
| January 1, 2022 | S49·E8 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2022 |
| December 31, 2021 | S49·E14 | New Year's Eve Gala |
| December 3, 2021 | S49·E13 | Bryn Terfel & Friends in Concert |
| November 26, 2021 | S49·E7 | Coppelia! |
| November 19, 2021 | S49·E6 | San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night |
| November 12, 2021 | S49·E5 | John Williams at Tanglewood |
| October 29, 2021 | S49·E4 | Now Hear This: Beethoven's Ghost |
| September 17, 2021 | S49·E3 | The Red Shoes |
| September 11, 2021 | S49·E2 | Verdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11 |
| September 3, 2021 | S49·E1 | Yannick -- An Artist's Journey |
| August 27, 2021 | S48·E20 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2021 |
| July 16, 2021 | S48·E19 | Roots of Latin Jazz |
| July 9, 2021 | S48·E18 | Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba |
| June 25, 2021 | S48·E17 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2020 |
| June 18, 2021 | S48·E16 | At The Met - Anna Netrebko In Concert |
| May 14, 2021 | S48·E15 | The Arts Interrupted |
| May 7, 2021 | S48·E14 | Uncle Vanya |
| April 23, 2021 | S48·E13 | National Theater: Romeo And Juliet |
| January 22, 2021 | S48·E12 | The Magic of Horowitz |
| January 15, 2021 | S48·E11 | The Magic of Callas |
| January 1, 2021 | S48·E10 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2021 |
| November 27, 2020 | S47·E27 | Lea Salonga In Concert |
| November 24, 2020 | S47·E26 | Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn |
| November 13, 2020 | S47·E25 | Fiddler: A Miracle Of Miracles |
| November 6, 2020 | S47·E24 | One Man, Two Guvnors |
| October 2, 2020 | S47·E23 | Now Hear This "Becoming Mozart" |
| September 25, 2020 | S47·E22 | Now Hear This "The Schubert Generation" |
| September 18, 2020 | S47·E21 | Now Hear This "Haydn: King Of Strings" |
| June 26, 2020 | S47·E20 | Gloria: A Life |
| June 19, 2020 | S47·E19 | Ann |
| June 19, 2020 | S48·E5 | Ann |
| May 15, 2020 | S47·E18 | Leonard Bernstein Mass |
| May 8, 2020 | S47·E17 | La Phil 100 |
| March 20, 2020 | S47·E16 | Great Performances at the Met: Turandot |
| January 19, 2020 | S47·E15 | Movies for Grownups Awards 2020 with AARP The Magazine |
| January 1, 2020 | S46·E8 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2020 |
| November 30, 2019 | S46·E6 | Jesus Christ Superstar - Live in Concert |
| November 30, 2019 | S46·E7 | An Intimate Evening with David Foster |
| November 29, 2019 | S46·E5 | Kinky Boots |
| November 22, 2019 | S46·E4 | Much Ado About Nothing |
| November 15, 2019 | S46·E3 | Red |
| November 8, 2019 | S46·E2 | Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I |
| November 1, 2019 | S46·E1 | 42nd Street |
| April 5, 2019 | S45·E10 | Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata |
| March 29, 2019 | S45·E9 | Julius Caesar |
| March 22, 2019 | S45·E8 | Birgit Nilsson: A League of Her Own |
| March 15, 2019 | S45·E7 | Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration |
| March 8, 2019 | S45·E6 | Bocelli @ 60 |
| February 1, 2019 | S45·E5 | Marnie |
| January 25, 2019 | S45·E4 | Doubt from Minnesota Opera |
| January 18, 2019 | S45·E3 | Orphée et Eurydice from Lyric Opera of Chicago |
| January 11, 2019 | S45·E2 | The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration |
| January 1, 2019 | S45·E1 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2019 |
| December 28, 2018 | S44·E39 | Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood |
| November 9, 2018 | S44·E34 | The Sound of Music |
| October 5, 2018 | S44·E33 | Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2018 |
| August 20, 2018 | S44·E32 | The Chris Botti Band in Concert |
| August 17, 2018 | S44·E31 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2018 |
| August 10, 2018 | S44·E30 | Chicago Voices |
| June 29, 2018 | S44·E29 | Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony |
| May 25, 2018 | S44·E28 | The Opera House |
| February 23, 2018 | S44·E26 | Movies for Grownups Awards with Aarp The Magazine |
| February 2, 2018 | S44·E25 | Nas Live from The Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop |
| January 26, 2018 | S44·E24 | At the Met - Norma |
| January 1, 2018 | S44·E27 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2018 |
| December 2, 2017 | S44·E19 | Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed Live |
| November 24, 2017 | S44·E23 | Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn - The Broadway Musical |
| November 17, 2017 | S44·E22 | Indecent |
| November 10, 2017 | S44·E21 | Foo Fighters - Landmarks Live in Concert |
| November 10, 2017 | S44·E20 | In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams |
| November 3, 2017 | S44·E16 | Noel Coward's Present Laughter |
| October 20, 2017 | S44·E15 | She Loves Me |
| October 13, 2017 | S44·E14 | Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2 |
| October 6, 2017 | S44·E13 | Fifty Years - Ninety Miles: Havana Time Machine |
| August 25, 2017 | S44·E12 | La Traviata |
| June 23, 2017 | S44·E11 | Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special |
| April 7, 2017 | S44·E10 | Young Men |
| March 31, 2017 | S44·E9 | Dudamel Conducts Tangos Under the Stars with the LA Phil |
| February 24, 2017 | S44·E8 | New York City Ballet Symphony in C |
| February 17, 2017 | S44·E7 | New York City Ballet in Paris |
| January 13, 2017 | S44·E6 | Bel Canto The Opera |
| January 1, 2017 | S44·E5 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2017 |
| December 25, 2016 | S44·E4 | The Hollow Crown: Richard III |
| December 18, 2016 | S44·E3 | The Hollow Crown: Henry VI, Part II |
| December 11, 2016 | S44·E2 | The Hollow Crown: Henry VI, Part I |
| October 14, 2016 | S44·E1 | Grammy Salute to Music Legends |
| June 4, 2016 | S43·E24 | Joan Baez: 75th Birthday Celebration |
| January 1, 2016 | S43·E23 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2016 |
| November 27, 2015 | S43·E22 | Andrea Bocelli: Cinema |
| November 6, 2015 | S43·E21 | Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin' to Do |
| October 23, 2015 | S43·E20 | Billy Elliot the Musical Live |
| September 6, 2015 | S43·E19 | Great Performances at the Met: Cavalleria Rusticana; Pagliacci |
| August 28, 2015 | S43·E18 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2015 |
| August 2, 2015 | S43·E17 | Great Performances at the Met: La Donna del Lago |
| July 24, 2015 | S43·E16 | Dudamel Conducts a John Williams Celebration with the LA Phil |
| July 17, 2015 | S43·E15 | Driving Miss Daisy |
| July 12, 2015 | S43·E14 | Great Performances at the Met: Iolanta; Bluebeard's Castle |
| June 19, 2015 | S43·E13 | Great Performances at the Met: The Merry Widow |
| May 29, 2015 | S43·E12 | Boston Symphony Orchestra: Andris Nelsons' Inaugural Concert |
| May 10, 2015 | S43·E11 | Great Performances at the Met: Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
| April 12, 2015 | S43·E10 | Great Performances at the Met: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg |
| April 3, 2015 | S43·E9 | Annie Lennox: Nostalgia Live in Concert |
| March 27, 2015 | S43·E7 | Mark Morris Dance Group: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato |
| February 28, 2015 | S43·E8 | Bryan Adams in Concert |
| February 27, 2015 | S43·E6 | La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema |
| February 22, 2015 | S43·E5 | Great Performances at the Met: Carmen |
| February 1, 2015 | S43·E4 | Great Performances at the Met: Macbeth |
| January 16, 2015 | S43·E3 | Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro |
| January 9, 2015 | S43·E2 | American Voices with Renée Fleming |
| January 1, 2015 | S43·E1 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2015 |
| November 29, 2014 | S43·E27 | Encores! Great Performances at the Met |
| October 24, 2014 | S43·E26 | Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek LIVE! |
| September 13, 2014 | S43·E25 | Star-Spangled Spectacular: Bicentennial of Our National Anthem |
| September 7, 2014 | S41·E38 | Great Performances at the Met: La Cenerentola |
| August 28, 2014 | S42·E20 | Rejoice with Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot |
| August 24, 2014 | S42·E21 | Great Performances at the Met: Cosi Fan Tutte |
| August 22, 2014 | S42·E19 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night 2014 |
| August 1, 2014 | S42·E18 | Dudamel Conducts the Verdi Requiem at the Hollywood Bowl |
| July 20, 2014 | S42·E17 | Great Performances at the Met: Werther |
| June 27, 2014 | S42·E16 | Great Performances at the Met: La Boheme |
| June 22, 2014 | S42·E15 | Great Performances at the Met: Prince Igor |
| May 13, 2014 | S42·E13 | Great Performances at the Met: Rusalka |
| April 25, 2014 | S42·E12 | Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty |
| April 13, 2014 | S42·E11 | Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff |
| April 8, 2014 | S42·E14 | The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over |
| March 9, 2014 | S42·E10 | Great Performances at the Met: Tosca |
| March 1, 2014 | S42·E9 | Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs: The Dukes of September |
| March 1, 2014 | S42·E8 | Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration |
| February 23, 2014 | S42·E6 | Great Performances at the Met: The Nose |
| February 21, 2014 | S42·E5 | Sting: The Last Ship |
| February 14, 2014 | S42·E4 | National Theatre 50 Years on Stage |
| January 31, 2014 | S42·E3 | Barrymore |
| January 17, 2014 | S42·E2 | Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin |
| January 1, 2014 | S42·E1 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2014 |
| December 6, 2013 | S41·E37 | Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages |
| November 29, 2013 | S41·E36 | Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn |
| November 15, 2013 | S41·E35 | Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Oklahoma' |
| November 8, 2013 | S41·E34 | Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' with the New York Philharmonic |
| November 1, 2013 | S41·E33 | Moby Dick from San Francisco Opera |
| October 18, 2013 | S41·E32 | Great Performances' 40th Anniversary Celebration |
| October 11, 2013 | S41·E31 | The Hollow Crown: Henry V |
| October 4, 2013 | S41·E30 | The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 2 |
| September 27, 2013 | S41·E29 | The Hollow Crown: Henry IV - Part 1 |
| September 20, 2013 | S41·E28 | The Hollow Crown: Richard II |
| August 31, 2013 | S41·E27 | Great Performances at the Met: Giulio Cesare |
| August 18, 2013 | S41·E26 | Great Performances at the Met: Francesca da Rimini |
| August 2, 2013 | S41·E25 | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night 2013 |
| July 28, 2013 | S41·E24 | Great Performances at the Met: Parsifal |
| July 26, 2013 | S41·E23 | Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still |
| July 14, 2013 | S41·E22 | Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda |
| June 30, 2013 | S41·E21 | Great Performances at the Met: Les Troyens |
| June 9, 2013 | S41·E20 | Great Performances at the Met: Aida |
| May 17, 2013 | S41·E19 | Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto |
| May 12, 2013 | S41·E18 | Great Performances at the Met: Un Ballo in Maschera |
| May 5, 2013 | S41·E17 | Great Performances at the Met: La Clemenza di Tito |
| May 3, 2013 | S41·E16 | The Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris |
| April 14, 2013 | S41·E15 | Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest |
| March 31, 2013 | S41·E14 | Great Performances at the Met: Otello |
| March 2, 2013 | S41·E13 | Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino |
| January 18, 2013 | S41·E12 | Great Performances at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore |
| January 4, 2013 | S41·E11 | Paul Simon's Graceland Journey |
| January 1, 2013 | S41·E9 | From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2013 |
| January 1, 2013 | S41·E10 | Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy |
…and 248 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.