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Great Performances

Season 34

2005
12 Episodes
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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.

Episode 1 : ‎ From Shtetl to Swing

A 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.
05-10-2005

Episode 2 : ‎ Episode 2

26-02-2003

Episode 3 : ‎ Episode 3

01-03-2003

Episode 4 : ‎ Episode 4

11-03-2003

Episode 5 : ‎ Episode 5

07-05-2003

Episode 6 : ‎ Episode 6

14-06-2003

Episode 7 : ‎ Episode 7

28-07-2003

Episode 8 : ‎ Episode 8

01-08-2003

Episode 9 : ‎ Episode 9

10-08-2003

Episode 10 : ‎ Episode 10

27-08-2003

Episode 11 : ‎ Episode 11

29-10-2003

Episode 15 : ‎ Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood

A concert version of the popular radio program.
02-07-2006

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