Great Performances

Witness Ben Whishaw’s performance as Richard in this television adaptation of Shakespeare’s play.

Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston star in the Shakespeare's history play.

Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston star in Shakespeare's history play.

Henry V has settled onto the throne and has the makings of a fine King. The French Ambassador brings a challenge from th…

In celebration of the series’ 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their stories …

Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s award-winning opera Moby-Dick will be broadcast on THIRTEEN’s Great Pe…

The New York Philharmonic’s concert staging of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical Company includes the all-star ca…

Directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, and choreographed by Susan Stroman, the acclaimed Royal National Theatre production starrin…

The legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena, marking the sup…

This one-hour program airing in late November and December is dedicated to the great tenor, Luciano Pavarotti. It includ…

Julie Andrews hosts this annual New Year's Day celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic. Daniel Barenboim conducts a pro…

Tchaikovsky’s romantic tragedy Eugene Onegin, starring Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Piotr Beczala, is the season…

John Barrymore (Christopher Plummer) banters with his line prompter Frank before beginning a rehearsal of "Richard III,"…

The National Theatre in London celebrates its 50th anniversary with a cast of theater legends, including Maggie Smith, R…

Watch highlights from Sting's live performance of "The Last Ship" at the Public Theater in New York City. The 16-time Gr…

William Kentridge‘s dazzlingly innovative production of Shostakovich’s shocking, unconventional opera about a beleaguere…

Rock & roll royalty Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers) and Boz Scaggs join forces as thei…

See Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell, in their first-ever live concert performance to …

Great Performances presents a special encore of highlights from 1992’s star-studded concert tribute to Bob Dylan, the Am…

Tosca, Puccini’s favorite opera, stars an exceptional trio of singing actors. Acclaimed American soprano Patricia Racett…

In the 1960s, the British band The Dave Clark Five achieved a record-breaking 15 consecutive Top 20 U.S. hit singles wit…

Verdi’s brilliant final opera, "Falstaff," is conducted by Metropolitan Opera Music Director James Levine in his first G…

Leo's kiss of true love breaks the curse that has held Princess Aurora (Hannah Vassallo) under its spell. After 100 year…

Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the title character in Dvořák's Rusalka, an opera about a water spirit's…

Borodin's Russian epic Prince Igor, performed by the Met for the first time in nearly 100 years. The acclaimed new produ…

Franco Zeffirelli’s production of La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history, starring Italian tenor Vittorio Gr…

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars as the tortured poet in the Met’s new production of Jules Massenet’s Werther on Great Perform…

The acclaimed outdoor performance celebrating the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth is interspersed with archival foota…

Led for the first time by a guest conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for the…

James Levine conducts Mozart’s romance Così fan tutte, a comic opera about the complications that ensue when two friends…

Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman and celebrated cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot join forces for a musical exploration of …

Joyce DiDonato sings the title role in Rossini’s Cinderella story, La Cenerentola, with bel canto master Juan Diego Flór…