9.4/1019 votesLoading...#1 - Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
Season 34 Episode 15 - Aired 7/2/2006
A concert version of the popular radio program.
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#3 - Episode 10
Season 23 Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/1993
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- 9.2/1014 votesLoading...
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#5 - Episode 12
Season 23 Episode 12 - Aired 10/20/1993
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- 9.1/1052 votesLoading...
#6 - Episode 11
Season 26 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1995
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#7 - Episode 6
Season 33 Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/2002
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#8 - We Love Ella: A Tribute to the First Lady of Song
Season 35 Episode 22 - Aired 6/6/2007
April 25, 2007, would have been Ella Fitzgerald's 90th birthday. To celebrate, Great Performances has created an all-star tribute to the great jazz singer.
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#10 - Episode 7
Season 26 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1995
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#11 - Episode 7
Season 29 Episode 7 - Aired 6/10/1998
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#13 - Episode 5
Season 33 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2002
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#14 - Episode 8
Season 26 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1995
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- 8.9/1043 votesLoading...
#15 - Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Season 37 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/2010
Multi-Grammy-winning phenomenon Michael Bublé returns to public television in Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, a musical concert that captures the star in a trademark, high-octane performance. Recorded at New York City’s famed arena, this program’s highlights include a show-stopping collection of Bublé’s hits not included on the DVD release.
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#16 - Episode 4
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1981
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#19 - From Shtetl to Swing
Season 34 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2005
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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8.8/1035 votesLoading...#20 - Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Season 38 Episode 2 - Aired 11/24/2010
Performed on Sondheim's 80th birthday in March 2010, Great Performances presents the New York Philharmonic's salute to a true Broadway legend on November 24. Hosted by David Hyde Pierce, gathering to celebrate are acclaimed Sondheim alumni as Laura Benanti, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Joanna Gleason, Nathan Gunn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Bernadette Peters, and many more.
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8.8/1015 votesLoading...#21 - Celebracion! Dudamel, Florez, and the L.A. Philharmonic
Season 38 Episode 3 - Aired 12/29/2010
The October 7 opening night concert of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music Director Gustavo Dudamel featuring renowned Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Actress Eva Mendes hosts the broadcast.
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8.8/1090 votesLoading...#22 - Great Performances at the Met: The Enchanted Island
Season 39 Episode 17 - Aired 5/18/2012
The Enchanted Island is a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare, and a starry cast including Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Plácido Domingo, and Luca Pisaroni.
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8.8/10115 votesLoading...#23 - Ann
Season 47 Episode 24 - Aired 6/19/2020
Enjoy a powerful and revealing look at legendary, larger-than-life Texas governor Ann Richards who enriched the lives of her followers, friends and family in this critically acclaimed play written by and starring Emmy Award-winner Holland Taylor.
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8.8/1013 votesLoading...#24 - From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2022
Season 49 Episode 15 - Aired 1/1/2022
Ring in the new year in Austria at the Musikverein with the Vienna Philharmonic and host Hugh Bonneville in this annual concert of waltzes by Strauss and more under the baton of guest conductor Daniel Barenboim.
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8.8/109 votesLoading...#25 - Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2022
Season 49 Episode 33 - Aired 8/26/2022
Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual summer night concert with cellist Gautier Capuçon under the direction of guest conductor Andris Nelsons at Austria’s Schönbrunn Palace.
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The Best Episodes of Great Performances
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Best Episodes Summary
"Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood" is the best rated episode of "Great Performances". It scored 9.4/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/2/2006. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".