Great Performances (Season 34)

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.

  • Poster for From Shtetl to Swing

    From Shtetl to Swing (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2005-10-05

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Episode 2

    Episode 2 (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2003-02-26

  • Poster for Episode 3

    Episode 3 (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2003-03-01

  • Poster for Episode 4

    Episode 4 (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2003-03-11

  • Poster for Episode 5

    Episode 5 (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2003-05-07

  • Poster for Episode 6

    Episode 6 (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2003-06-14

  • Poster for Episode 7

    Episode 7 (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2003-07-28

  • Poster for Episode 8

    Episode 8 (Episode 8)

    Air date: 2003-08-01

  • Poster for Episode 9

    Episode 9 (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2003-08-10

  • Poster for Episode 10

    Episode 10 (Episode 10)

    Air date: 2003-08-27

  • Poster for Episode 11

    Episode 11 (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2003-10-29

  • Poster for Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood

    Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2006-07-02

    Overview: A concert version of the popular radio program.

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