Great Performances (1971)
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.
Season 34 Episode List
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Episode 1 - From Shtetl to Swing
Release Date: 2005-10-05A collective journey from synagogue choirs to Harlem hot spots, from Yiddish theater to musical extravaganza, from klezmer to ragtime, from symphonic jazz to swing. All the way from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood - FROM SHTETL TO SWING recounts the ebullient story of a musical metamorphosis born in darkest Russia.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2003-02-26 -
Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2003-03-01 -
Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2003-03-11 -
Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2003-05-07 -
Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2003-06-14 -
Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2003-07-28 -
Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2003-08-01 -
Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2003-08-10 -
Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2003-08-27 -
Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 2003-10-29 -
Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 2003-12-10 -
Episode 15 - Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
Release Date: 2006-07-02A concert version of the popular radio program.