On this episode of Great Performances: Now Hear This, Scott Yoo explores the life and work of Aaron Copland, and how he created the American sound.

On this episode of Great Performances: Now Hear This, follow the trail of one of America’s first recognized Black female composers and piano virtuosos.

On this new season of Great Performances: Now Hear This, violinist and conductor Scott Yoo spotlights contemporary composers and features artists from across musical genres.

Grammy-winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s memoir marks the Met’s first performance of an opera by a Black composer and its first production back in its theater following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. Featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, the opera tells the story of a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship.

Watch Met stars Angel Blue, Pretty Yende, Javier Camarena and Matthew Polenzani sing highlights from Great Performances at the Met: New Year's Eve Gala. Performing from the Parktheater in Kurhaus Göggingen in Augsburg, Germany, the program features arias, duets and ensembles from Donizetti to Puccini, as well as arrangements of operetta and Neapolitan songs.

Recorded December 2020, the legendary bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel performs a holiday program accompanied by Jeff Howard on piano and the Welsh traditional folk group Calan from Brecon Cathedral in the singer’s native Wales.

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.

Enjoy Ailyn Pérez, Nadine Sierra and Isabel Leonard as they perform in France’s cultural landmark.

Enjoy the talent of Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva as she performs arias by Verdi, Puccini and more from the Baroque Library in Schussenried Cloister in southwest Germany accompanied by Julien Quentin on piano.

On Great Performances, this documentary examines the legacy of opera superstar Maria Callas detailing her 1964 comeback at London’s Royal Opera House in Tosca.