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Porgy and Bess
Folk opera in three acts by Gershwin to a libretto by DuBose Heyward after his novel Porgy (1925), with lyrics by Heyward and Ira Gershwin (New York, 1935).
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The Oxford Companion to Music
...Porgy and Bess . Folk opera in three acts by Gershwin to a libretto by DuBose Heyward after his novel Porgy ( 1925 ), with lyrics by Heyward and Ira Gershwin (New York, 1935...
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A Dictionary of Opera Characters (2 ed.)
... and Bess ( Gershwin ). Lib. by du Bose Heywood and Ira Gershwin ; 3 acts; f.p. Boston 1935 , cond. Alexander Smallens . Charlestown, S. Carolina, in the recent past: In Catfish Row, a Negro tenement, Crown kills a man and flees, leaving behind his girlfriend Bess , who is given shelter by the crippled Porgy . The widow, Serena , is joined in mourning by other residents of Catfish Row, including Clara and Jake . Bess grows to love Porgy. Sportin ’ Life tries to sell dope. Bess is persuaded by Porgy and Maria to go to the annual island picnic....
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music (6 ed.)
... and Bess Opera in 3 acts by Gershwin to lib. by DuBose Heyward and I. Gershwin after novel Porgy ( 1925 ) by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward . Comp. 1934–5 . Prod. Boston, MA, and NY 1935 , Copenhagen 1943 , London 1952 , NY Met 1985 , Glyndebourne 1986...
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The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3 ed.)
... and Bess ( 1935 ) , a “folk opera” by Dubose Heyward , Ira Gershwin (book, lyrics), George Gershwin (music). [Alvin Theatre, 124 perf.] The crippled Porgy (Todd Duncan ), who rides around the Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, loves Bess ( Anne Brown ), the mistress of the troublesome bully Crown ( Warren Coleman ). When Crown kills a fellow gambler in a crap game, he flees and Bess is taken in by Porgy. But later Crown suddenly returns and he and Porgy fight, Porgy killing him with Crown's own knife. While Porgy is in jail, the glib...
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The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
...and the evocative direction by Rouben Mamoulian . But Depression audiences were not interested and the Theatre Guild production ran only 124 performances, a major financial loss. Sadly, it was the last new work by George Gershwin to be heard on Broadway. The first major New York revival of Porgy and Bess was in 1942 . Producer Cheryl Crawford cut some of the recitatives, Todd Duncan and Anne Brown reprised their Porgy and Bess , and the supporting cast included Avon Long (Sportin' Life), Warren Coleman (Crown), Ruby Elzy (Serena), and ...
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The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.)
...and composer. Amid the comings and goings of the Catfish Row inhabitants that open Act 1, Clara can be heard singing a lullaby to her baby, ‘Summertime’; her husband Jake is engaged in a crap game. The crippled Porgy arrives in his goat cart, followed by the beautiful but dissolute Bess and her lover Crown, who is the worse for drink. Crown joins the game but loses money to Robbins and in a fit of rage kills him; he flees. Porgy takes Bess in and falls in love with her, and she becomes his woman, protected by his care against community opprobrium and the...
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Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
... and Bess . The pioneering work by George Gershwin ( 1898–1937 ) was the first opera written for an all-African American cast. The libretto was by Du Bose Heyward and Ira Gershwin , and the numbers include the immortal ‘Summertime’. The disabled Porgy competes with Crown for the favours of Bess, who, however, goes off to New York with Sportin' Life. Porgy kills Crown and pursues Bess. The work was first performed in 1935 , and in 1955 it became the first US opera to be staged at La Scala, Milan. It has also been staged in Russia in 1955 and at...
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
... And Bess (stage musical) One of the greatest and best-loved musical theatre experiences of all time, Porgy And Bess opened at the Alvin Theater in New York on 10 October 1935. It was the culmination of a long-held dream for composer George Gershwin , who had first read DuBose Heyward’s novel, Porgy , in October 1926. He suggested to the author that they collaborate on a musical version, but Heyward and his wife Dorothy were already in the process of adapting Porgy into a highly successful play for the Theatre Guild. Work began on Porgy And Bess late...
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
...Jean Norman), and Attaway (Inez Matthews). Even so, there were some reservations regarding the vocal quality of the production, but these were swept aside by the sheer magnificence of the songs, which included ‘Summertime’, ‘Bess, You Is My Woman Now’, ‘There’s A Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon For New York’, ‘I Loves You Porgy’, ‘A Woman Is A Sometimes Thing’, ‘I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’’, ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’, ‘My Man’s Gone Now’ and ‘Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess’. André Previn and Ken Darby both won Oscars for Scoring A Dramatic Picture, and Leo Shamroy was...
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
...- Porgy And Bess Taking George and Ira Gershwin’s great musical, and steadily working through each song was a brave and ambitious venture. Cherry-picking the stand-outs such as ‘Summertime’ or ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’ would have been the easy option for most. Not Miles Davis, or the brilliant Gil Evans for that matter. They pushed the boundaries of jazz further and tested their own abilities to the full. Every single note of every track works like a dream, the arrangements are immaculate, and the playing is faultless, with Miles’ trumpet allowed the space and...
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
...Oscar/Joe Pass - Porgy And Bess Few works in the American canon have consistently inspired players and listeners like Porgy And Bess . And while aspects of the libretto - with its condescending, paternalistic overtones - are a reminder of a less enlightened time in American history, the depth of affection and craft in Gershwin’s Twentieth Century opera is timeless. The orchestral collaborations of Miles Davis and Gil Evans breathed new life into this work, and their Porgy And Bess remains among the most beloved works in jazz history. But with the CD...
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