A Season of Thankfulness... For Our Singers | ETV Classics

December 05, 2025
A Season of Thankfulness... For Our Singers | ETV Classics

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South Carolina ETV (SCETV) and the ETV Endowment showcase and support the arts through its programming, and we are proud to offer our latest treasures from the ETV Tape Vault. View our latest stories and scroll down to find those that we have presented in the recent past, as we highlight A Season of Thankfulness...For Our Singers.

We are grateful for all of the artists appearing in these ETV productions, and for the support that enabled us to bring the programs into being. The generosity of time, talent and skill are a gift for generations to come.

We hope that you will enjoy viewing these programs as much as we did, while putting this collection together for you!

Pavarotti and the Italian Tenors

Pavarotti and the Italian Tenor celebrates the singing traditions of Italy, highlighting in particular, its cherished tenors of the past. The production also offers homage to the love and pride of a father, son, and community and chronicles Luciano Pavarotti’s path to fame.

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Pavarotti and the Italian tenor.

Now That I am An Artist - The Governor's School for the Arts

The Governor's School for the Arts provides precious opportunities for students to work with professionals in their chosen area of interest. This ETV Classic is a celebration of an event where returning alumni visit the Governor’s School For the Arts and have a chance to work with the newest generation of students in the program.

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Now That I am An Artist.

Spoleto In Retro Part 1 

South Carolina ETV’s Beryl Dakers heads to Charleston, SC for the 25th anniversary of Spoleto Festival USA for SCETV's two-part special Spoleto in Retro. In part one, Dakers explores three of the disciplines featured in the festival's lineup: opera, drama, and dance.

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Spoleto in Retro - Part 1 (2001) - Beryl Dakers.

Spoleto In Retro Part 2 

In this ETV Classic, Spoleto in Retro Part 2 Beryl Dakers explores more of the disciplines featured in the festival's lineup: music and visual arts. 

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Spoleto In Retro - Part 2, photo hall with Spoleto Festival Banner.

We Invite You To Explore More Singers In Our Collection

For more sparkling performances from other singers in our archives, look no further!  ETV is so very proud of these productions and thankful for everyone who made these endeavors possible. 

  • Carmina Burana - Ballet and Choral Performance to Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana at the Township in Columbia, South Carolina. Árpád A. Darázs conducts the Columbia Philharmonic and directs the combined voices of the Columbia Choral Society, University of South Carolina Concert Choir, R.H. Fulmer and Northside Middle School Choirs.
  • Susannah by Carlisle Floyd (1998) - Susannah, a 1955 opera by Carlisle Floyd, is one of the most performed American operas.
  • The First Edition: Tell It All (1972) - In 1972, we find Kenny Rogers and his band, The First Edition, on tour, riding a Greyhound Bus with an ETV production crew in tow.
  • Urban Bush Women: Bringing Praise House to the Stage (1991) - Watch the performance of "Something Sacred," a stage play that focused on the origins of praise houses in the Gullah culture and on the sea islands.
  • Vanessa (1978) - A gothic romantic tragedy modeled after the works of Danish author Karen Blixen, Vanessa was first performed in 1958, composed and directed by Gian Carlo Menotti, founder of both Spoleto Festivals.  
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