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Great Performances
Black Lucy and The Bard
Season 50
Episode 1
Explore Shakespeare’s love life through the perspective of the “Dark Lady” in this work from Nashville Ballet based on poetry by Caroline Randall Williams and featuring an original score by GRAMMY winner Rhiannon Giddens.
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49:07
Great Performances presents Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony.

2:19:49
Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.

1:25:25
Enjoy a revue of Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by Sutton Foster.

54:25
Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo.

53:34
Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo.

53:25
Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo.

53:55
Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo.

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1:53:25
Experience David Strathairn as reluctant Holocaust witness, Jan Karski.

54:25
Glimpse behind the curtain at Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert.

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1:22:25
Celebrate with a performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” led by Jaap van Zweden.

2:11:32
Experience this powerful opera with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.

1:13:31
Take an inside look at the reimagined production as it returns to Broadway.