NaN/100 votes#1 - Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
Season 40 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/2012
Paul McCartney’s Live Kisses captures the magical night of February 9 in the City of Angels when Paul McCartney decided to bring Kisses On The Bottom, his newly released collection of pop standards and two originals, to life.
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7.9/1030 votes#2 - Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby
Season 40 Episode 2 - Aired 11/26/2012
Grammy Award®-winning, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart, hosts his first holiday special featuring Mary J. Blige, Cee-Lo Green, and Chris Botti.
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6.9/1027 votes#3 - Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Season 40 Episode 3 - Aired 12/14/2012
Magical Mystery Tour was chock-full of thinly veiled references to psychedelia, anarchy and fantasy, all in the setting of a traditional British sightseeing bus outing to the seaside. The story behind the Beatles film – Magical Mystery Tour – is revealed on Magical Mystery Tour Revisited.
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8.5/1012 votes#4 - From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2013
Season 40 Episode 4 - Aired 1/1/2013
We continue the cherished tradition of ringing in the New Year with special host Julie Andrews and the Vienna Philharmonic at the opulent Musikverein, under the baton of guest conductor Franz Welser-Möst and featuring everyone’s favorite Strauss Family waltzes accompanied by the beautiful dancing of the Vienna City Ballet.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Season 40 Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/2013
This film explores the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. Featuring interviews and conversations with some of the greatest composers and writers of the Broadway stage.
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#6 - Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies
Season 40 Episode 6 - Aired 1/4/2013
An epic journey following Paul Simon back to South Africa, where, decades earlier, he created his seminal album Graceland. The film includes revealing interviews with Simon and such musical legends as Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney and David Byrne.
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7.6/1028 votes#7 - Great Performances at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore
Season 40 Episode 7 - Aired 1/18/2013
Star soprano Anna Netrebko takes center stage as Adina, the irresistible heroine of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love).
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Great Performances at the Met: The Tempest
Season 40 Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2013
The Tempest, Robert Lepage’s Staging of the English-language Opera Based on Shakespeare’s Final Play.
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#9 - Great Performances at the Met: La Clemenza di Tito
Season 40 Episode 9 - Aired 4/14/2013
La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart’s final opera seria, with Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, and Giuseppe Filianoti airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, April 14 at 12 noon on PBS.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Great Performances at the Met: Un Ballo in Maschera
Season 40 Episode 10 - Aired 5/5/2013
The Met’s new production of Un Ballo in Maschera, Verdi's classic drama of political intrigue and thwarted romance.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto
Season 40 Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/2013
Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) makes his Met debut with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. The new staging moves the opera’s tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Great Performances at the Met: Aida
Season 40 Episode 12 - Aired 6/9/2013
One of the most popular and beloved operas of all time, Aida, in a spectacular staging that captures the grandeur of Ancient Egypt.
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#13 - Great Performances at the Met: Les Troyens
Season 40 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2013
Fabio Luisi conducts the five-act tragedy, which stars Deborah Voigt as Cassandra, Susan Graham as Dido, and Bryan Hymel as Aeneas.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still
Season 40 Episode 14 - Aired 7/26/2013
Directed by veteran documentary filmmaker Ron Honsa, "Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still" reveals the passion, discipline, and daring of those who choose a life in dance. Performances filmed live at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, interviews with extraordinary artists, rare archival footage, and behind the scenes insights bring dance to life.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Great Performances at the Met: Parsifal
Season 40 Episode 15 - Aired 7/28/2013
Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in The Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Parsifal"
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2013
Season 40 Episode 16 - Aired 8/2/2013
The works of Wagner and Verdi are featured in the beloved concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Great Performances at the Met: Francesca di Rimini
Season 40 Episode 17 - Aired 8/18/2013
Eva-Maria Westbroek and Marcello Giordani star in Zandonai’s masterpiece Francesca da Rimini, the classic tale of doomed love,based on an episode from Dante’s Inferno.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Great Performances at the Met: Giulio Cesare
Season 40 Episode 18 - Aired 9/1/2013
David Daniels and Natalie Dessay star in David McVicar‘s innovative production of Handel’s most popular opera.
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The Best Episodes of Great Performances Season 40
Every episode of Great Performances Season 40 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Great Performances Season 40!
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...
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Season 40 Ratings Summary
"Paul McCartney's Live Kisses" is the best rated episode of "Great Performances" season 40. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/7/2012. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby".