Barbra Streisand sings "Smile" with Il Volo, a young pop vocal trio from Italy. "Smile" was first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1954, with music and lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons…
The Royal National Theatre cast of "Oklahoma!" perform the rousing title song by Rodgers & Hammerstein during the musical's wedding scene. Hugh Jackman stars as Curly, Maureen Lipman …
See Hugh Jackman in his breakout musical role as cowpoke Curly in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" The Royal National Theatre production directed by Sir Trevor Nunn opened in London i…
Josefina Gabrielle (Laurey) and Hugh Jackman (Curly) dryly warn one another that "People Will Say We're in Love" in this popular song from Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!". This R…
Hugh Jackman (Curly) sings "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" while Maureen Lipman (Aunt Eller) and Josefina Gabrielle (Laurey) go about their farm chores in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Ok…
Hugh Jackman (Curly) sings "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" in a scene with Maureen Lipman (Aunt Eller) in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" produced by the Royal National Theatre. See t…
The legendary Barbra Streisand gives a homecoming concert in Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn on Great Performances Friday, November 29, 2013 at 9 p.m. as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festiva…
Anika Noni Rose (Marta) performs "Another Hundred People" in Stephen Sondheim's "Company." Jill Paice (Susan) has just told Neil Patrick Harris (Bobby), "I think there's a time to come to N…
Hugh Jackman had his breakout musical role in this Royal National Theatre production of "Oklahoma!" directed by Trevor Nunn.
Stephen Colbert (Harry) and Martha Plimpton (Sarah) play a married couple in Stephen Sondheim's "Company." Their demonstration of karate moves becomes comically competitive as a concerned Ne…
In the opening song, "Company," Bobby (Neil Patrick Harris) is the object of attention of his five sets of married friends, plus three women in his life. The all-star cast shares the stage w…
Watch the full program Moby-Dick from the San Francisco Opera. The award-winning opera "Moby-Dick" is composed by Jake Heggie, with libretto by Gene Scheer. Please view the original po…
Gene Scheer, librettist of the opera "Moby-Dick," describes his creative process in representing the novel. He sees the emotional journey of Ishmael (the narrator), and the harpooner Queeque…
Great Performances presents the New York Philharmonic's concert staging of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical, "Company," with an all-star cast. The gro…
Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's award-winning opera Moby-Dick will be broadcast on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Friday, November 1, 2013 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local list…
Winner of five Tony Awards and two Grammys, singer and actress Audra McDonald sings "Dear Friend" (from the musical "She Loves Me") for the Great Performances 40th Anniversary Celebration at…
Watch the full film adaptation of Henry V from The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare's History Plays series. Henry V (Tom Hiddleston) has the makings of a fine king. The French ambassador bri…
See the new season schedule of Great Performances at the Met in 2014.
Watch Part 2 of the film adaptation of Henry IV from The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare's History Plays series. The frail Henry IV (Jeremy Irons) is finally reconciled to his son, Hal, before…
In this excerpt from Shakespeare's Henry V, the king (Tom Hiddleston) rallies his English troops prior to battle with the French. Second only to Hamlet's "to be or not to be,"Â Henry V's …
In support of the GREAT PERFORMANCES telecast, WNET.ORG is distributing 30,000 copies of a The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare's History Plays poster & teachers' guide to schools nationwide, w…
Created in 1972, Great Performances showcased the best in arts and culture. Director Don Mischer worked on dance shows featuring greats like Mikhail Baryshnikov, Twyla Tharp, Gregory Hines a…
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Next: to the story of a Chicago theater where the scripts come from the real lives of the young performers. Jeffrey Brown has the story.…
Prince Hal (Tom Hiddleston) mourns the death of his father, King Henry IV (Jeremy Irons), and is forced to confront the weight of his new responsibility. Henry IV Part 2, the third installme…
Under the direction and mentorship of Serge Diaghilev, the visual artists, composers and choreographers who worked with the Ballets Russes transformed ballet into an avant-garde art form, br…