Holger Preuße
Director
Great Performances (1971)
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.
Released Jan. 28, 1971
Episode 110 min
10+
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music
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Watch Providers: PBS, PBS, YouTube TV, KQED, Thirteen + 2 more, WETA+, WETA+
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S34E1 - 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.
Oct. 5, 2005, midnight
S34E2 - Episode 2
Feb. 26, 2003, midnight
S34E3 - Episode 3
March 1, 2003, midnight
S34E4 - Episode 4
March 11, 2003, midnight
S34E5 - Episode 5
May 7, 2003, midnight
S34E6 - Episode 6
June 14, 2003, midnight
S34E7 - Episode 7
July 28, 2003, midnight
S34E8 - Episode 8
Aug. 1, 2003, midnight
S34E9 - Episode 9
Aug. 10, 2003, midnight
S34E10 - Episode 10
Aug. 27, 2003, midnight
S34E11 - Episode 11
Oct. 29, 2003, midnight
S34E15 - Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
A concert version of the popular radio program.
July 2, 2006, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 110 min.
Season Runtime: 3102 min.
Released: Jan. 28, 1971
Last Air Date: Jan. 1, 2026, midnight
Next Air Date: Feb. 22, 2026, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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