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The Best Episodes of Great Performances Season 54

Every episode of Great Performances Season 54 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Great Performances Season 54!

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The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Great Performances Season 54 Episode 1 - Great Performances at the Met: Tristan Und Isolde
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S54:E1

    Soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s meditation on love and death with tenor Michael Spyres as the love-drunk Tristan. The production features new staging by director Yuval Sharon and is Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s first time leading this opera at the Met.

    Director:Yuval Sharon
    Writer:Richard Wagner

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  2. Great Performances Season 54 Episode 2 - Great Performances at the Met: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S54:E2

    American composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Met debut with her first opera, a magical-realist portrait of painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. With a libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz, the opera is fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth.

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    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Great Performances Season 54 Episode 3 - Tammy Wynette: Forever Yours
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    S54:E3

    Tammy Wynette’s musical success and legacy was achieved through personal grit and a determination to sing, write music, and raise herself above her humble beginnings. From Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Great Performances pays tribute to Wynette’s musical legacy, presenting a star-studded concert that includes her iconic duets with former husband George Jones.

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Season 54 Ratings Summary

"Great Performances at the Met: Tristan Und Isolde" is the best rated episode of "Great Performances" season 54. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Yuval Sharon and written by Richard Wagner, it aired on 9/13/2026. This episode is rated 10.0 points higher than the second-best, "Great Performances at the Met: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego".