Great Performances · SEASON 52

The Magic of Nureyev

Episode 10 · 2025-04-11

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Episode overview

Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s revolutionary 1964 production of "Swan Lake" with ballerina Margot Fonteyn through extensive excerpts and interviews with their fellow dancers Michael Birkmeyer, Gisela Cech and others as they analyze Nureyev’s virtuosity.

54 minutes

Season 52 episodes

1. Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Phil2024-10-25 2. Land of Gold2024-11-01 3. Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight2024-11-22 4. Henry Mancini 100 at the Hollywood Bowl2024-11-29 5. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20252025-01-01 6. Movies for Grownups® Awards 2025 with AARP The Magazine2025-02-23 7. Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration2025-02-28 8. Great Performances at the Met: Grounded2025-03-21 9. Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart”2025-04-11 10. The Magic of Nureyev2025-04-11 11. Great Performances at the Met: Les Contes d’Hoffmann2025-04-13 12. Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music"2025-04-18 13. Now Hear This: Rachmaninoff Reborn2025-04-25 14. Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"2025-05-02 15. Next to Normal2025-05-09 16. Yellow Face2025-05-16 17. Great Performances at the Met: Tosca2025-05-18 18. Girl from the North Country2025-05-23 19. Kiss Me, Kate2025-05-30 20. Great Performances at the Met: Aida2025-06-13 21. Great Performances at the Met: Fidelio2025-07-13 22. Great Performances at the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro2025-08-17 23. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 20252025-08-29 24. Great Performances at the Met: Salome2025-09-14