Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly

February 2, 2020

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Great Performances - S47 - E16

Soprano Hui He plays the tragic title role with tenor Bruce Sledge as the naval officer who abandons her in Puccini’s classic masterpiece. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s sweeping production.

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Great Performances: Season 47 - 30 Episode s

47x1 - Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”
September 20, 2019
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
47x2 - Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”
September 27, 2019
Scott Yoo goes to Germany to learn Bach’s sonatas and partitas, widely considered among the greatest works ever written for solo violin. There, Yoo discovers a riddle Bach left behind in his portrait. In trying to solve it, Yoo and his wife, leading flutist Alice Dade, discover that Bach based his melodic style on Vivaldi and his rhythms on the music of the French court.
47x3 - Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time”
October 4, 2019
Join Scott Yoo in Spain and Morocco to discover the greatest composer you’ve never heard of: Domenico Scarlatti. He was the finest keyboard player in Europe, hired by the Queen of Spain as her personal instructor. Into Vivaldi’s melodies and Bach’s fugues, Scarlatti incorporated the sounds of Spain – Moorish, Jewish, Gypsy, folk, dance and guitar – to create a new musical language.
47x4 - Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style”
October 11, 2019
Before becoming the most famous composer of his time, Handel gained a lifetime of experience in Italy. Welcomed by wealthy patrons, he traveled with the Scarlatti family and learned from Corelli and the masters of the Italian Style. Yoo returns to Italy to follow in Handel’s footsteps, taking in the art, architecture, fashion, food, wine, light and landscape.
47x5 - GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® 2019
October 18, 2019
In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy’s 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients.
47x6 - 42nd Street
November 1, 2019
The 1981 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 42nd Street is the song-and-dance, American dream fable of Broadway, featuring the iconic songs “42nd Street,” “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off To Buffalo,” “I Only Have Eyes For You” and many more.
47x7 - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I
November 8, 2019
Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe star in a Tony Award-winning revival of the beloved musical about a British schoolteacher instructing the royal children of the King of Siam, featuring classic songs including “Shall We Dance?" and “Hello, Young Lovers.”
47x8 - Red
November 15, 2019
Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant—and the growing competitive presence of a new generation of artists—Rothko takes on his greatest career challenge yet: to create a definitive series of paintings for the Philip Johnson-designed Four Seasons restaurant in architect Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Seagram Building.
47x9 - Much Ado About Nothing
November 22, 2019
For the first time in over four decades, Great Performances presents a Public Theater production recorded live at Free Shakespeare in the Park. After a highly successful, critically acclaimed run at the outdoor Delacorte Theater in New York City’s Central Park, "Much Ado About Nothing" is a bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece featuring Danielle Brooks as Beatrice.
47x10 - Kinky Boots
November 29, 2019
Rejoice with the Tony Award-winning high-heeled hit musical with songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and a book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein about an unexpected duo that embraces their differences to create an extraordinary line of shoes.
47x11 - Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
November 30, 2019
Judas, as played by Brandon Victor Dixon, wows with dance moves and an unforgettable rendition of "Superstar."
47x12 - An Intimate Evening with David Foster
November 30, 2019
Enjoy a star-studded concert with celebrated 16-time GRAMMY Award winner David Foster as he explores the music of his career with guest artists Loren Allred, Pia Toscano, Fernando Varela, Sheléa, Katharine McPhee and more.
47x13 - From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2020
January 1, 2020
Celebrate 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein. Under the baton of guest conductor Andris Nelsons and featuring the Vienna State Ballet, the orchestra will play the waltzes of Strauss. PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns as host.
47x14 - Great Performances at the Met: Manon
January 5, 2020
Manon prepares to enter a convent when she's struck by love at first sight with Chevalier des Grieux. It's unclear if he can hold her attention when her true loves are wealth and glamour.
47x15 - Movies for Grownups Awards 2020 with AARP The Magazine
January 19, 2020
Watch actors and filmmakers as they are honored for creating films that resonate with older viewers in this star-studded awards ceremony. Celebrating movies that matter, the Awards champion movies for grownups, by grownups.
47x16 - Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly
February 2, 2020
Soprano Hui He plays the tragic title role with tenor Bruce Sledge as the naval officer who abandons her in Puccini’s classic masterpiece. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s sweeping production.
47x17 - Great Performances at the Met: Turandot
March 20, 2020
In an ancient mythical China, three riddles dictate who wins Turandot's heart and who loses their lives. Calàf is one of many to take on the challenge.
47x18 - Great Performances at the Met: Akhnaten
April 5, 2020
Experience composer Philip Glass’ visionary masterpiece portraying the impact of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhnaten as he rises to the throne. Stars Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role. Karen Kamensek conducts.
47x19 - Andrea Bocelli: Music for Hope, A Great Performances Special
April 14, 2020
Experience iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in an Easter Sunday concert from Milan’s historic cathedral. With the city under lockdown due to COVID-19, the singer performs “Ave Maria,” “Amazing Grace” and more accompanied only by an organist.
47x20 - Great Performances at the Met: Wozzeck
May 3, 2020
Experience artist William Kentridge’s interpretation of Berg’s tragic opera set in an apocalyptic pre-World War I environment. Peter Mattei stars in the title role. Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
47x21 - LA Phil 100
May 8, 2020
Celebrate the centennial of this landmark orchestra with “La Valse” by Ravel, Stravinsky’s “Firebird” and more led by three renowned LA Phil conductors: Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and current music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel.
47x22 - Leonard Bernstein's Mass
May 15, 2020
Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s musical starring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra artistic director Marin Alsop conducts.
47x23 - Great Performances at the Met: Agrippina
June 7, 2020
Experience Handel’s black comedy of intrigue and impropriety in this production from David McVicar set in the present. Joyce DiDonato stars as the cunning title character with Harry Bicket at the baton.
47x24 - Ann
June 19, 2020
Enjoy a powerful and revealing look at legendary, larger-than-life Texas governor Ann Richards who enriched the lives of her followers, friends and family in this critically acclaimed play written by and starring Emmy Award-winner Holland Taylor.
47x25 - Gloria: A Life
June 26, 2020
Experience playwright Emily Mann’s unique interpretation of feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s life, performed by an all-female cast starring Emmy Award winner Christine Lahti and directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus.
47x26 - Great Performances at the Met: Der Fliegende Holländer
July 5, 2020
Experience Wagner’s eerie early masterpiece telling the tale of the sea captain cursed to sail for eternity. François Girard’s new production stars Evgeny Nikitin in the title role opposite Anja Kampe in her Met debut. Valery Gergiev conducts.
47x27 - Great Performances at the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
July 17, 2020
Enjoy this classic American folk opera that brings 1920s Charleston to life with a beloved score from George Gershwin in a new production directed by James Robinson. Eric Owens and Angel Blue star in the title roles and David Robertson conducts.
47x28 - Great Performances at the Met: Tosca
August 2, 2020
Sir David McVicar’s new production of Puccini’s classic stars Sonya Yoncheva, Vittorio Grigolo and Željko Lučić. Opera diva Tosca must rescue her revolutionary lover Cavaradossi from the depraved police chief Scarpia. Isabel Leonard hosts.
47x29 - Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda
September 6, 2020
The first-ever Met production of Donizetti’s opera stars Joyce DiDonato as Mary, Queen of Scots with South African soprano Elza van den Heever as Elizabeth I, Mary’s formidable rival, and Matthew Polenzani as the Earl of Leicester.
47x30 - Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2020
June 25, 2021
Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of selections by Strauss, Wagner, Offenbach, Puccini and more from the Schönbrunn Palace Gardens under the baton of conductor Valery Gergiev featuring Metropolitan Opera tenor Jonas Kaufmann.

47x1 - Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”

47x2 - Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”

47x3 - Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time”

47x4 - Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style”

47x5 - GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® 2019

47x6 - 42nd Street

47x7 - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I

47x8 - Red

47x9 - Much Ado About Nothing

47x10 - Kinky Boots

47x11 - Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

47x12 - An Intimate Evening with David Foster

47x13 - From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2020

47x14 - Great Performances at the Met: Manon

47x15 - Movies for Grownups Awards 2020 with AARP The Magazine

47x16 - Great Performances at the Met: Madama Butterfly

47x17 - Great Performances at the Met: Turandot

47x18 - Great Performances at the Met: Akhnaten

47x19 - Andrea Bocelli: Music for Hope, A Great Performances Special

47x20 - Great Performances at the Met: Wozzeck

47x21 - LA Phil 100

47x22 - Leonard Bernstein's Mass

47x23 - Great Performances at the Met: Agrippina

47x24 - Ann

47x25 - Gloria: A Life

47x26 - Great Performances at the Met: Der Fliegende Holländer

47x27 - Great Performances at the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

47x28 - Great Performances at the Met: Tosca

47x29 - Great Performances at the Met: Maria Stuarda

47x30 - Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2020

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