Experience the music director of the Metropolitan Opera’s meteoric rise to become one of the most acclaimed and sought-after music directors of his generation.

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.

Captured in peak performance with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga performs the beloved songs she made famous throughout her Broadway career, as well as her signature songs from the animated movie blockbusters “Aladdin” and “Mulan” from the Sydney Opera House.

Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba documents the Grammy-winning Cuban American singer’s adventure through three of Brazil’s most influential cities and meets up with performers Maria Rita, Carlinhos Brown and Jorge Aragão.

How arts organizations nationwide are surviving the pandemic and maturing during the country’s reckoning with systemic racism.

On Uncle Vanya, Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson breathes new life into Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece with his acclaimed adaptation of the drama, portraying life at the turn of the 20th century filled with tumultuous frustration, dark humor and hidden passions.

Experience a contemporary rendering of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy from the National Theatre where a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the timeless tale of two young lovers. Stars Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley.

On GREAT PERFORMANCES Beethoven in Beijing learn about the international impact of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s historic 1973 trip to China, both then and now. The program includes archival footage of the 1973 visit alongside present-day performances.

Great Performances presents, 'Movies for Grownups Awards 2021 with AARP Magazine.' 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.

Experience Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet performed by dancers from The Royal Ballet, choreographer by Kenneth MacMillan. Set to a score by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, the ballet was filmed on atmospheric sets and locations throughout Budapest, Hungary, evoking old Verona, Italy. William Bracewell and Francesca Hayward star in the title roles.