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Great Performances at the Met: Arabella

Strauss’ romance brings the glamour of 19th-century Vienna to the Met stage in a production by legendary Otto Schenk. Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen makes her role debut as Arabella, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Soprano Louise Alder makes her Met debut as her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the count who sweeps Arabella off her feet.
Season 53 Episode 20 Length 2:42:27 Premiere: 05/17/26

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Great Performances at the Met: Arabella
S53 E20 Length 2:42:27 Premiere Date 05/17/26

Irving Berlin’s Top Hat
S53 E19 Length 2:10:08 Premiere Date 05/15/26

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S53 E18 Length 2:14:15 Premiere Date 05/08/26

Josh Groban: An Intimate Evening at The Union Chapel
S53 E17 Length 1:16:36 Premiere Date 05/08/26

Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound”
S53 E16 Length 53:55 Premiere Date 05/01/26

Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul”
S53 E15 Length 53:55 Premiere Date 04/24/26

Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin”
S53 E13 Length 53:55 Premiere Date 04/17/26

Now Hear This – “Brahms: Free But Alone”
S53 E11 Length 53:54 Premiere Date 04/10/26

Great Performances at the Met: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
S53 E10 Length 2:48:08 Premiere Date 04/01/26

Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall
S53 E8 Length 54:45 Premiere Date 02/27/26

Movies for Grownups® Awards 2026 with AARP
S53 E7 Length 1:54:25 Premiere Date 02/22/26

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026
S53 E6 Length 1:25:09 Premiere Date 01/01/26

Nutcracker from English National Ballet
S53 E5 Length 1:22:59 Premiere Date 12/16/25

Twelfth Night
S53 E4 Length 1:52:43 Premiere Date 11/14/25

Tiler Peck: Suspending Time
S53 E3 Length 54:55 Premiere Date 11/07/25

The Magic of Grace Bumbry
S53 E1 Length 53:55 Premiere Date 10/03/25

Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Arabella at the Met Opera
Clip Length 01:03 Premiere Date 05/17/26

"Great Performances at the Met: Arabella" Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 05/17/26

Broadway's Best 2019
Preview Length 00:26 Premiere Date 11/01/19

In Memoriam: Diahann Carroll
Clip Length 01:07 Premiere Date 10/04/19

Interview with The Sea Witch
Clip Length 03:14 Premiere Date 12/15/11

Interview with The Poet
Clip Length 03:43 Premiere Date 12/15/11

PBS Arts from New York: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central...
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 12/02/11

Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/27/11

Miami City Ballet's Edward Villella
Clip Length 06:47 Premiere Date 10/27/11

Harry Connick, Jr. About being on Great Performances
Clip Length 01:30 Premiere Date 02/24/11

Interview with Patrick Stewart
Clip Length 03:16 Premiere Date 04/14/10

A Ballet in Sneakers: Jerome Robbins and Opus Jazz
Clip Length 09:48 Premiere Date 04/13/10

Improvisations, Movement #3
Clip Length 04:26 Premiere Date 03/23/10

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