Great Performances (1972)

Genre

comedy television series, musical film, drama television series, documentary television program

Country

United States

Length

52 seasons, 712 episodes

Rated

TV-G

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This long running series showcases performances from theater, opera, ballet, concerts and documentaries. It is produced by PBS and has won numerous awards.

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What happens

Great Performances is a television anthology series dedicated to the performing arts; the banner has been used to televise plays, musicals, opera, ballet, concerts, as well as occasional documentaries. It is produced by the PBS member station WNET in New York City (originally in conjunction with KQED/San Francisco, WTTW/Chicago, Maryland Public Television, South Carolina ETV and KERA-TV/Dallas/Fort Worth). The series is the longest-running performing arts anthology on television and has won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards, and an Image Award, with nods from the Directors Guild of America and the Cinema Audio Society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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