About this season
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.
Episodes (14)
1. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic
6.0Aired 21 October 2009
Considered the most dynamic young conductor in classical music since Bernstein, 28-year-old Gustavo Dudamel begins his tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in fall 2009. In this program, learn more about Dudamel, the LA Philharmonic, composer John Adams, and see a movement from John Adams' "City Noir" and Mahler's "Symphony No. 1 in D major" performed at his inaugural concert.
2. Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas
Aired 2 December 2009
Everyone’s favorite “Hitman” David Foster joins Great Performances superstar Andrea Bocelli for a new Christmas concert of holiday classics airing on Thanksgiving night. Showcasing Bocelli’s unmistakable soaring vocals are lush new arrangements infused with the distinctive Foster touch. The inspiring concert performance, recorded at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
3. Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Aired 5 March 2010
Multi-Grammy-winning phenomenon Michael Bublé returns to public television in Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, a musical concert that captures the star in a trademark, high-octane performance. Recorded at New York City’s famed arena, this program’s highlights include a show-stopping collection of Bublé’s hits not included on the DVD release.
4. Hamlet
Aired 28 April 2010
Shakespeare's immortal "To be, or not to be" takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) 2008 stage production of Hamlet.
5. Renee Fleming & Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Aired 1 September 2010
Shakespeare's immortal "To be, or not to be" takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) 2008 stage production of Hamlet.
6. Sting: A Winter's Night
Aired 26 November 2009 • 90 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 12 July 2006
8. Episode 8
Aired 30 July 2006
9. Episode 9
Aired 1 August 2006
10. Episode 10
Aired 11 October 2006
11. Dance in America NY Export Opus Jazz
Aired 24 March 2010
Jerome Robbins' urban ballet, set to a jazz score by Robert Prince, was originally performed in 1958. This film adaptation was shot in locations around New York City. Included is a 10-minute documentary about the origin and history of the work.
12. Episode 12
Aired 23 November 2006
13. Episode 13
Aired 29 November 2006
14. Episode 14
Aired 31 December 2006