Great Performances · SEASON 48

Romeo & Juliet

Episode 17 · 2021-04-23

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Episode overview

This stylized film of Shakespeare’s masterpiece from the National Theatre celebrates the theatrical imagination. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley star as Shakespeare’s immortal star-crossed lovers.

Season 48 episodes

1. Romeo and Juliet2020-09-11 2. Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings”2020-09-18 3. Now Hear This “The Schubert Generation”2020-09-25 4. Now Hear This “Becoming Mozart”2020-10-02 5. GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends® 20202020-10-16 6. One Man, Two Guvnors2020-11-06 7. Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles2020-11-13 8. Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn2020-11-24 9. Lea Salonga in Concert2020-11-27 10. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20212021-01-01 11. The Magic of Callas2021-01-15 12. The Magic of Horowitz2021-01-22 13. Great Performances at the Met: Renée Fleming in Concert2021-03-19 14. Movies for Grownups® Awards 2021 with AARP The Magazine2021-03-28 15. Great Performances at the Met: Jonas Kaufmann in Concert2021-04-02 16. Beethoven in Beijing2021-04-16 17. Romeo & Juliet2021-04-23 18. Uncle Vanya2021-05-07 19. Great Performances at the Met: Lise Davidsen in Concert2021-05-07 20. The Arts Interrupted2021-05-14 21. Great Performances at the Met: Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna in Concert2021-06-04 22. Andrea Bocelli: Believe2021-06-05 23. Mick Fleetwood & Friends2021-06-05 24. Great Performances at the Met: Anna Netrebko in Concert2021-06-18 25. Great Performances at the Met: Joyce DiDonato in Concert2021-07-02 26. Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba2021-07-09 27. Roots of Latin Jazz2021-07-16 28. Great Performances at the Met: Diana Damrau & Joseph Calleja in Concert2021-08-06 29. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021-08-14 30. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 20212021-08-27 31. Great Performances at the Met: Sonya Yoncheva in Concert2021-09-03