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Porgy and Bess. 10. Oktober 1935. Porgy and Bess ist eine 1935 uraufgeführte Oper in drei Akten von George Gershwin auf ein Libretto von DuBose Heyward. Die Liedtexte stammen von DuBose Heyward und Gershwins Bruder Ira. Die Oper schildert das Leben von Afroamerikanern in der Schwarzensiedlung Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina, um 1870.
The Contemplative Craftsman. Ira Gershwin, the first lyricist to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize — for OF THEE I SING in 1932 — was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. While attending the College of the City of New York, Ira began demonstrating his lifelong interest in light verse and contributed quatrains and squibs to newspaper columnists.
3 de may. de 2020 · Summertime, Clara‘s famous lullaby. Synopsis: Next to the dance floor is Clara, the wife of the fisherman Jake. She sings a lullaby to her little son. Summertime is one of the most beautiful songs Gershwin ever composed. It comes from his opera “Porgy and Bess” and he used it in 3 different scenes of this opera.
It was only in 1958 that George’s original manuscript was discovered in Ira’s house and brought forth again, with Ira retitling it CATFISH ROW. It has now joined the Bennett piece as a popular method of bringing the music of PORGY AND BESS into the concert hall. Musical Numbers; Catfish Row (Suite from Porgy and Bess) Links
Gershwin. The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. Buy Tickets. The Met made history in September 2019, kicking off its season with an explosive new staging of Porgy and Bess—returning the Gershwins’ great American opera to the company’s stage for the first time in nearly 30 years. In this radio broadcast from Opening Night, bass-baritone Eric ...
By George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. Due to overwhelming public demand for the Met’s acclaimed new production of Porgy and Bess, three additional performances have been added to the schedule, on February 4, 12, and 15, 2020. One of America’s favorite operas returns to the Met for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) Dorothy Heyward (1890-1961) Based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy. Language English Dedication To My Parents Composer Time Period Comp. Period: Early 20th century: Piece Style Early 20th century: Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra InstrDetail
