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| Great Performances | |
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| Genre | Performing arts |
| Created by | Jac Venza |
| Directed by | Steve Ruggi |
| Presented by | Hal Holbrook Walter Cronkite Julie Andrews |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 51 |
| Production | |
| Production company | WNET |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | November 4, 1972 – present |
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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,[1][2][3] and an Image Award, with nods from the Directors Guild of America and the Cinema Audio Society.[4]
- ^ 73rd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2014.
- ^ 69th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2011.
- ^ 63rd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2004.
- ^ Comprehensive IMDb listing of awards