Great Performances

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Great Performances
First Air Date	January 28, 1971
Last Air Date	July 12, 2026
Seasons	52
Episodes	712
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	Thirteen
Networks	PBS

S53E23

Great Performances at the Met: I Puritani

Charles Edwards makes his company directorial debut after many successes as a set designer, while soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee star as Elvira and Arturo, brought together by love and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War. Marco Armiliato conducts with baritone Artur Ruciński.

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