The BEST episodes of Great Performances season 2
Every episode of Great Performances season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Great Performances season 2!
Great Performances, a television series devoted to the performing arts, has been telecast on PBS since 1972. The show is produced by WNET in New York City. It is one of the longest running performing arts anthologies on television, second only to Hallmark Hall of Fame. Great Performances presents concerts, ballet, opera, an occasional documentary, and plays. The series has also won many television awards, including an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and an Image Award, with nods from the Directors Guild of America and the Cinema Audio Society.
#1 - King Lear
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/1974
#2 - Enemies
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/1974
Maxim Gorky’s drama about social unrest in prerevolutionary Russia, performed by members of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center and directed by Ellis Rabb. With Peter Donat, Frances Sternhagen, Carrie Nye, Kate Reid, Susan Sharkey, and Mr. Rabb.
Watch Now:Apple TV#3 - June Moon
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/1974
The 1929 comedy by George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner. Marks the acting debut of the composer Stephen Sondheim. Also features Jack Cassidy, Estelle Parsons, and Kevin McCarthy. Bert Shevelove directs.
Watch Now:Apple TV#6 - Bernstein's Mass
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/27/1974
#7 - Paradise Lost
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/1974
#8 - In Fashion
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/1974
#9 - Feasting With Panthers
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/27/1974
#10 - A Memory of Two Mondays
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/3/1974
#11 - The Contractor
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/10/1974
#12 - Bach's Mass in B Minor
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/12/1974
#13 - Ceremony of Innocence
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/17/1974
#14 - A Touch of the Poet
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/24/1974
#15 - The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/8/1974