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Great Performances

Movies for Grownups® Awards 2022 with AARP The Magazine

Season 49 Episode 19 | 1hr 23m 35s

First broadcast on PBS in 2018, Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine returns for a fifth year to celebrate and encourage filmmaking with unique appeal to movie-lovers with a grownup state of mind—and recognize the inspiring artists who make them. Each year the centerpiece honor is the Career Achievement Award, celebrating the contributions cinema legends.

Aired: 03/17/22 | Expires: 04/15/22
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Jody and John Arnhold, the Abra Prentice Foundation, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Charitable Remainder Trust Worchell Lawrence, and Ellen and James S. Marcus.
Extras
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Great Performances
Piotr Beczała and Tamara Wilson in Lohengrin
Tamara Wilson and Piotr Beczała sing “Das süße Lied verhallt” from "Lohengrin."
Clip: S50 E21 | 1:56
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Great Performances
“Dei tuoi figli”
Sondra Radvanovsky performs "Dei tuoi figli" in Medea.
Clip: S50 E20 | 2:25
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Great Performances
Great Performances at the Met: Medea Preview
Sondra Radvanovsky portrays the mythic sorceress in this Met premiere.
Preview: S50 E20 | 0:30
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Highlights from Richard III
Watch highlights from "Richard III," starring Danai Gurira.
Clip: S50 E19 | 3:11
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Great Performances
Richard III Preview
Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
Preview: S50 E19 | 0:30
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Great Performances
Danai Gurira Performs Richard III's Opening Monologue
Danai Gurira performs the opening monologue of Richard III.
Clip: S50 E19 | 2:35
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Great Performances
Translating Shakespeare into ASL
Monique Holt explains how she translates Shakespeare into ASL.
Clip: S50 E19 | 2:01
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Great Performances
Creating an Inclusive Richard III
Danai Gurira, Ali Stroker and Monique Holt discuss diversity and inclusion in Richard III.
Clip: S50 E19 | 1:57
Watch • 2:19:49
Great Performances
Richard III
Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
Episode: S50 E19 | 2:19:49
Watch • 3:33
Great Performances
Queen Margaret's Curses
Queen Margaret (Sharon Washington) curses the house of York.
Clip: S50 E19 | 3:33
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Great Performances
Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin
Tenor Piotr Beczała leads the cast in the title role of the mysterious swan knight.
Episode: S50 E21
Great Performances
Great Performances at the Met: Medea
Sondra Radvanovsky portrays the mythic sorceress in this Met premiere.
Episode: S50 E20
Watch • 2:19:49
Great Performances
Richard III
Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
Episode: S50 E19 | 2:19:49
Watch • 1:25:25
Great Performances
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Enjoy a revue of Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by Sutton Foster.
Episode: S50 E18 | 1:25:25
Great Performances
Great Performances at the Met: Fedora
Umberto Giordano’s drama stars soprano Sonya Yoncheva.
Episode: S50 E17
Watch • 54:25
Great Performances
Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”
Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo.
Episode: S50 E16 | 54:25
Watch • 53:34
Great Performances
Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”
Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo.
Episode: S50 E15 | 53:34
Watch • 53:25
Great Performances
Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”
Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo.
Episode: S50 E14 | 53:25
Watch • 53:55
Great Performances
Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo.
Episode: S50 E13 | 53:55
Great Performances
Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata
Nadine Sierra stars as the opera’s heroine, the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta.
Episode: S50 E12