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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Oct 5, 2005
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.
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Jul 2, 2006
A concert version of the popular radio program.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Great Performances Season 34 premiered on October 5, 2005.
Great Performances Season 34 has 12 episodes.
The season opens with Season 34 Episode 1, "From Shtetl to Swing". It aired on October 5, 2005.
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