Porgy and Bess by John Mauceri
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Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction
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Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Wake up an’ hit it out. You ain’t got no time to lose” (Bess)
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Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Gone, Gone, Gone (Where is brudder Robinns?)… Overflow” (All)
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Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara?” (Maria)
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Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. Introduction “Wait for us at the corner, Al” (Detective)
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Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Occupational Humoresque “Good mornin’” (All, Children)
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About Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess () is an English-language opera by the American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel of the same name.
Porgy and Bess was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before it moved to Broadway in New York City. It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. After an initially unpopular public reception, a 1976 Houston Grand Opera production gained it new popularity, and it is now one of the best-known and most frequently performed operas.
Gershwin read Porgy in 1926 and proposed to Heyward to collaborate on an operatic version. In 1934, Gershwin and Heyward began work on the project by visiting the author's native Charleston, South Carolina. In a 1935 New York Times article, Gershwin explained why he called Porgy and Bess a folk opera:
Porgy and Bess is a folk tale. Its people naturally would sing folk music. When I first began work in the music I decided against the use of original folk material because I wanted the music to be all of one piece. Therefore I wrote my own spirituals and folksongs. But they are still folk music – and therefore, being in operatic form, Porgy and Bess becomes a folk opera.
The libretto of Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black street-beggar living in the slums of Charleston. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin' Life, her drug dealer. The opera plot generally follows the stage play.
In the years following Gershwin's death, Porgy and Bess was adapted for smaller scale performances. It was adapted as a film in 1959. Some of the songs in the opera, such as "Summertime", became popular and frequently recorded songs.
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the trend has been toward productions with greater fidelity to Gershwin's original intentions. Smaller-scale productions also continue to be mounted. A complete recorded version of the score was released in 1976; since then, it has been recorded several times.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article
Porgy and Bess
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Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
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