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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.

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Jimmy Webb, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and Ashley Campbell perform "Highwayman"
Jimmy Webb, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and Ashley Campbell perform "Highwayman."
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Sheléa performs "MacArthur Park"
Sheléa performs "MacArthur Park" in this retrospective concert for Jimmy Webb.
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Debby Boone performs "'Til I Can Make It on My Own"
Debby Boone performs "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" by Tammy Wynette.
Clip: S54 E3 | 3:00

Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Jody and John Arnhold, the Abra Prentice Foundation, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Charitable Remainder Trust Worchell Lawrence, and Ellen and James S. Marcus.

Major corporate funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by Raymond James Financial.

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Jimmy Webb: American Songwriter
Jimmy Webb takes center stage to perform his catalog, sharing intimate stories behind the songs.
Episode: S54 E4
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Tammy Wynette: Forever Yours
From Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Great Performances pays tribute to Wynette’s musical legacy.
Episode: S54 E3
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Great Performances at the Met: Tristan und Isolde
Soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s meditation on love and death.
Episode: S54 E1 | 3:56:37
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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2026
Enjoy the orchestra's annual concert conducted by Lorenzo Viotti featuring Bryn Terfel as soloist.
Episode: S53 E25 | 1:26:40
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Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin
Soprano Asmik Grigorian and baritone Iurii Samoilov star in this production.
Episode: S53 E24 | 2:38:39
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Great Performances at the Met: I Puritani
Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee star as Elvira and Arturo.
Episode: S53 E23 | 2:55:45
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Great Performances at the Met: Andrea Chénier
Giordano’s tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała.
Episode: S53 E22 | 2:22:03
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Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Find out why the Broadway musical has proven to be a fertile territory for Jewish artists.
Episode: S40 E6 | 1:23:24
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An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger performs at London’s Royal Albert Hall for the first time.
Episode: S53 E21 | 1:23:15
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Great Performances at the Met: Arabella
Strauss’ romance brings the glamour of 19th-century Vienna
Episode: S53 E20 | 2:42:27
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The War & Treaty Perform "Golden Ring"
The War & Treaty perform "Golden Ring" by Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
Clip: S54 E3 | 3:09
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"Tammy Wynette: Forever Yours" Preview
From Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Great Performances pays tribute to Wynette’s musical legacy.
Preview: S54 E3 | 0:29
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Michael Spyres and Lise Davidsen as The Met's Tristan Und Isolde
Michael Spyres and Lise Davidsen, as the title characters, sing an excerpt from Act II.
Clip: S54 E1 | 2:01
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Great Performances
"Great Performances at the Met: Tristan und Isolde" Preview
Soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s meditation on love and death.
Preview: S54 E1 | 0:30
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Sir Bryn Terfel performs "If I Were a Rich Man"
Sir Bryn Terfel performs "If I Were a Rich Man" with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Clip: S53 E25 | 3:48
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Great Performances
"Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2026" Preview
Enjoy the orchestra's annual concert conducted by Lorenzo Viotti featuring Bryn Terfel as soloist.
Preview: S53 E25 | 0:30
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Great Performances
"Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin" Preview
Soprano Asmik Grigorian and baritone Iurii Samoilov star in this production.
Preview: S53 E24 | 0:30
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Onegin’s Arioso from "Eugene Onegin"
Iurii Samoilov sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act III arioso.
Clip: S53 E24 | 1:12
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Great Performances
Lisette Oropesa performs “Qui la voce sua soave” in "I Puritani"
Elvira (Lisette Oropesa) performs “Qui la voce sua soave” in "I Puritani."
Clip: S53 E23 | 1:14
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Great Performances
"Great Performances at the Met: I Puritani" Preview
Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee star as Elvira and Arturo.
Preview: S53 E23 | 0:30