Great Performances

GREAT PERFORMANCES, the longest-running performing arts anthology on television, continues to feature the best in the performing arts.

Mon, Jul 7	12:00 P.M.	Land of Gold NH Explore (11.2) Land of Gold explores the making of John Adams and Peter Sellars' San Francisco Opera premiere of their latest collaboration, Girls of the Golden West, dramatizing the turbulent history of the California Gold Rush.
Mon, Jul 7	1:30 P.M.	Now Hear This: Rising Stars NH Explore (11.2) Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow's virtuosos and travel to Singapore to meet rising star, Chloe Chua, who reminds Yoo of the dedication and passion required to prepare for a professional career.
Mon, Jul 7	2:30 P.M.	Message in a Bottle NH Explore (11.2) Experience triple-Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince's dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting.
Mon, Jul 14	2:30 P.M.	Making Shakespeare: The First Folio NH Explore (11.2) Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost.
Mon, Jul 21	12:00 P.M.	Audra McDonald at the London Palladium NH Explore (11.2) Enjoy Broadway hits and more performed by the six-time Tony Award winner including "I Am What I Am," "Climb Every Mountain," "Summertime," "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and many more.
Mon, Jul 21	1:30 P.M.	The Magic of Nureyev NH Explore (11.2) An incredible 89 curtain calls provide an enduring testament to the ballet history that was written at the Vienna State Opera on October 15, 1964.
Mon, Jul 28	12:00 P.M.	New York City Ballet In Madrid NH Explore (11.2) Enjoy an evening of dance from Madrid's Teatro Real, beginning with George Balanchine's "Serenade" and "Square Dance," followed by "The Times Are Racing" by current NYCB resident choreographer Justin Peck set to an electronic score.
Mon, Jul 28	1:30 P.M.	Now Hear This Piazzolla's History with Tango NH Explore (11.2) Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo and flutist Alice Dade to explore the evolution of composer Astor Piazzolla's work and the music genre itself as it becomes fused with jazz across time and numerous instruments.
Mon, Jul 28	2:30 P.M.	The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry NH Explore (11.2) Celebrate 20 years at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Phil in a tribute to its architect.