
Great Performances — Season 51

Strauss's opulent Viennese comedy features soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, paired with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as her beloved Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the captivating young woman who captures his affe…

Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove offers a fresh perspective on Mozart's tragicomedy with his debut at the Metropolitan Opera. He reimagines the familiar story of deception and damnation within a stark, architectural setting. Maestro…

At Madrid’s Teatro Real, the New York City Ballet presented a program showcasing the company at its finest. The evening featured two works by George Balanchine, the co-founder and first Artistic Director of the NYCB: "Serenade" and "Square …

Kate Prince, a five-time nominee for the Olivier Award, presents a dance and theater performance set to the music of Sting, a seventeen-time Grammy winner. The production, originating from London’s Sadler's Wells Theatre, tells the story of…

Composer Terence Blanchard, a six-time Grammy winner, returns to the Metropolitan Opera with an opera drawn from the life of boxer Emile Griffith. The work chronicles Griffith’s ascent from obscurity to world champion status, a journey unde…

The film commemorates the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, the invaluable collection that preserved eighteen plays from oblivion. Alongside the history of this landmark publication, it examines the ongoing efforts of New York…

Simon McBurney, renowned for his work in experiential theatre, makes his Metropolitan Opera debut with a fresh production of a beloved Mozart opera. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the performance, featuring Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, Erin Mo…

Ring in the New Year with the timeless melodies of Strauss and other beloved works, presented from the iconic Musikverein in Vienna by the esteemed orchestra, conducted by guest maestro Christian Thielemann. Hugh Bonneville, a familiar fac…

Witness Anthony Davis's innovative opera, brought to life by director Robert O'Hara, a Tony Award nominee. This fresh production presents Malcolm as a figure of universal resonance, whose narrative echoes across time and place. A talented e…

The Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates two decades of music within the Walt Disney Concert Hall with a special tribute to its visionary architect. Under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel, the concert program features a composition and conductin…

A tribute to one of country music's most influential and cherished figures, *Great Performances – George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum* is a star-studded celebration. Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Brad Paisley, Jelly Roll, Dierks Bentley, Sam M…
The play unfolds in three acts, a comedic narrative centered on Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson, a charismatic traveling preacher who journeys back to his rural Georgia hometown to revitalize his struggling church. The performance capture…


