Great Performances · SEASON 51
Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
Episode 6 · 2023-11-17
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Drama
Episode overview
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost. Tracing the First Folio’s story, the film also spotlights how New York City’s Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s work for today’s audiences.
114 minutes
Season 51 episodes
1. Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier2023-09-10
2. Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni2023-10-01
3. New York City Ballet in Madrid2023-10-27
4. Message In A Bottle2023-11-03
5. Great Performances at the Met: Champion2023-11-05
6. Making Shakespeare: The First Folio2023-11-17
7. Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte2023-12-10
8. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20242024-01-01
9. Great Performances at the Met: The Life and Times of Malcolm X2024-02-04
10. The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry2024-02-16
11. George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum2024-02-23
12. Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking2024-03-15
13. Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas2024-04-07
14. Now Hear This2024-04-12
15. Now Hear This2024-04-19
16. Now Hear This2024-04-26
17. Now Hear This2024-05-03
18. Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco2024-05-05
19. Hamlet2024-05-10
20. Audra McDonald at the London Palladium2024-05-17
21. Purlie Victorious2024-05-24
22. Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary2024-05-31
