Great Performances Videos

Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in a new production of Wagner's final masterpiece Parsifal, staged by acclaimed French Canadian director François Girard in his Met debut, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 28 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera in two parts: Friday, August 16 at 9 p.m. and Friday, August 23 at 9 p.m.)

Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in a new production of Wagner's final masterpiece Parsifal on Great Performances at the MetSunday, July 28 at 12 noon on PBS

The Hollow Crown, the lavish new series featuring four of Shakespeare's most compelling history plays will air as the season premiere of Great Performances beginning Friday, September 20 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS. Below, get a sneak peek at RICHARD II!

Today in 2008, Passing Strange closed at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 165 performances. Passing Strange is a rock musical about a young African American's artistic journey of self-discovery in Europe, drawing on heavy elements of existentialism, metafictional comedy, and the Kunstlerroman. The musical's lyrics and book are by Stew with music and orchestrations by Heidi Rodewald and Stew. It was created in collaboration with director Annie Dorsen. The musical was developed at the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab in 2004 and 2005, one of the only works there ever to be invited back for a second round of development. It had productions in Berkeley, California and Off-Broadway before opening on Broadway in 2008, garnering strong reviews and several awards. Spike Lee filmed the musical on Broadway as a documentary, premiering the film in 2009.

This new documentary traces the incredible life of the single most important female athlete of the 20th century as her 70th birthday nears.

Straight from his Oscar-nominated turn as director of ARGO, Ben Affleck will host the Season Finale of NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE this Saturday, May 18th. Check out the promo for the episode below!

THIRTEEN's Award-winning SECRETS OF THE DEAD explores iconic moments in World History with three new episodes airing tonight, May 1 and May 8 and 15 on PBS. Below, get a sneak peek at 'Bugging Hitler's Soldiers' premiering tonight, May 1, 10-11 pm ET.

THIRTEEN's Award-winning SECRETS OF THE DEAD explores iconic moments in World History with three new episodes Airing May 1, 8 and 15 on PBS. Below, get a sneak peek at 'Bugging Hitler's Soldiers' premiering Wednesday, May 1, 10-11 pm ET.

Elina Garanca, star of the Great Performances at the Met broadcasts of Carmen and La Cenerentola, appears in the trouser role of Sesto in the Met's rare revival of Mozart's opera of ancient Rome, La Clemenza di Tito. Check out the video below!

British composer Thomas Ades conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary Masterpiece THE TEMPEST, an English-language opera based on Shakespeare's final play. The Met's fantastical new production by Robert Lepage airs on Great Performances at the Met today, March 17 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). Get a sneak peek below!

British composer Thomas Ades conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary Masterpiece THE TEMPEST, an English-language opera based on Shakespeare's final play. The Met's fantastical new production by Robert Lepage airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, March 17 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). Get a sneak peek below!

Multiple Grammy and Emmy Award-winning Justin Timberlake returned to NBC'S SNL last night, March 9 pulling double-duty as host and musical guest. Entering his fifth turn as host, Timberlake's third solo album 'The 20/20 Experience,' is due out March 19. Below, check out his performance of his newest hit song SUIT AND TIE!

Multiple Grammy and Emmy Award-winning Justin Timberlake returns to NBC'S SNL this Saturday, March 9 pulling double-duty as host and musical guest. Below, check out a series of hilarious promos featuring the 'Suit and Tie' crooner and SNL's Kenan Thompson!

Actor Christoph Waltz hosts an all-new SNL this week with musical guest Alabama Shakes. Below, check out a promo for the show featuring Fred Armisen who complains, 'I'm getting a little tired of hosting the show with all these teen heartthrobs!'

Justin Bieber's got a 'sexy' Valentine's Day message for you. Watch it, if, you know, you're into that sort of thing.

Pop superstar Justin Bieber served as host and musical guest of this week's Saturday Night Live on NBC last night - check out his performance of his hit song, 'As Long As You Love Me,' below!

On last night's 'Protective Brother' sketch on SNL, a college girl brings her boyfriend home to meet her family - including her wildly over-protective brother. Check it out below!

'The Californians' were back on last night's latest episode of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, and they had a run-in with a with a little runaway. Check it out below!

On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, the cast took on the recent blackout at the Super Bowl for the show's cold opening. Check it out below!

On SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's sketch 'Miley Cyrus Show: Fan Club,' 'Cyrus' welcomed her number one fan - a guy who's got some issues with Justin Bieber (played by Justin Bieber.) Check it out below!