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The Best Episodes of Great Performances

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...
  1. Background image for Chess in Concert
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Chess in Concert

    S36:E8

    Wicked’s Idina Menzel and Rent’s Adam Pascal join Great Performances favorite, internationally renowned vocalist Josh Groban in a spectacular London concert revival of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ 1986 cult musical Chess. Featuring diamond-sharp lyrics by Tim Rice (Evita, The Lion King), and the hit-filled production (“One Night in Bangkok,” “I Know Him So Well,” “The Anthem”).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for She Loves Me
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - She Loves Me

    S45:E3

    The celebrated score features favorites such as “Vanilla Ice Cream,” “A Romantic Atmosphere,” “Dear Friend,” and “She Loves Me.” The musical is based on a play by Miklos Laszlo, whose well-known romantic story was the basis for the 1940 James Stewart film “The Shop Around the Corner,” the 1949 Judy Garland and Van Johnson musical “In the Good Old Summertime,” and the 1998 Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan film “You’ve Got Mail.”

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
    9.3/10(20 votes)

    #3 - Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood

    S34:E15

    A concert version of the popular radio program.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    9.2/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Episode 10

    S23:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    9.2/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Episode 3

    S34:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Episode 12
    9.1/10(72 votes)

    #6 - Episode 12

    S23:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Episode 11
    9.1/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Episode 11

    S26:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Episode 2

    S18:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    9.0/10(113 votes)

    #9 - Episode 4

    S18:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    9.0/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Episode 7

    S26:E7

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    Director:Unknown
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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Episode 7

    S29:E7

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Episode 5
    9.0/10(100 votes)

    #12 - Episode 5

    S30:E5

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Episode 8
    8.9/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Episode 8

    S26:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
    8.9/10(43 votes)

    #14 - Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden

    S37:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.8/10(37 votes)

    #15 - Episode 2

    S30:E2

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  17. Background image for From Shtetl to Swing
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    #16 - From Shtetl to Swing

    S34:E1

    A collective journey from synagogue choirs to Harlem hot spots, from Yiddish theater to musical extravaganza, from klezmer to ragtime, from symphonic jazz to swing. All the way from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood - FROM SHTETL TO SWING recounts the ebullient story of a musical metamorphosis born in darkest Russia.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Great Performances at the Met: The Enchanted Island
    8.8/10(91 votes)

    #17 - Great Performances at the Met: The Enchanted Island

    S39:E17

    The Enchanted Island is a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare, and a starry cast including Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Plácido Domingo, and Luca Pisaroni.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Ann
    8.8/10(119 votes)

    #18 - Ann

    S47:E24

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
    8.8/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

    S51:E20

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    8.7/10(122 votes)

    #20 - Episode 2

    S34:E2

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  22. Background image for Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic
    8.7/10(20 votes)

    #21 - Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic

    S37:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Great Performances at the Met: La Fanciulla del West
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Great Performances at the Met: La Fanciulla del West

    S46:E17

    Watch Puccini’s blazing love story set in the Wild West, based on David Belasco’s play “The Girl of the Golden West,” starring Eva-Maria Westbroek and Jonas Kaufmann. Marco Armiliato conducts.

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  24. Background image for Episode 7
    8.6/10(187 votes)

    #23 - Episode 7

    S23:E7

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    8.6/10(80 votes)

    #24 - Episode 4

    S34:E4

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  26. Background image for An Intimate Evening with David Foster
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #25 - An Intimate Evening with David Foster

    S47:E12

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Chess in Concert" is the best rated episode of "Great Performances". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/17/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "She Loves Me".