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Porgy and Bess [opera in 3 acts.

Title
Porgy and Bess [sound recording] : [opera in 3 acts. Libretto by DuBose Heyward. Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. Founded on the play Porgy by DuBose Heyward and Dorothy K. Heyward].
Author
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Publication
New York : London, p1976.

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Additional Authors
  • White, Willard
  • Mitchell, Leona
  • Boatwright, McHenry, 1928-1994
  • Clemmons, Francois, 1945-
  • Hendricks, Barbara
  • Quivar, Florence
  • Conrad, Barbara Smith, 1937-2017
  • Thompson, Arthur
  • Maazel, Lorin, 1930-2014
  • Cleveland Orchestra
Description
3 sound discs : analog 33 1/3 rpm, stereo.; 12 in.
Alternative Title
  • Jazzbo Brown blues.
  • Summertime.
  • Woman is a sometime thing.
  • Here comes de honey man.
  • They pass by singin'.
  • Oh little stars.
  • Gone, gone, gone.
  • Overflow.
  • My man's gone now.
  • Leavin' for the promised lan'.
  • It take a long pull to get there.
  • I got plenty o' nuttin'.
  • Buzzard song.
  • Bess, you is my woman.
  • Oh, I can't sit down.
  • Ain't got no shame.
  • It ain't necessarily so.
  • What you want wid Bess.
Subject
Genre/Form
Operas.
Note
  • Duration: about 3 hrs.
  • Program notes, in part by Lehmen Engel, and libretto (32 p., ill.) laid in.
Event (note)
  • "The world premiere complete recording!"
Contents
Jazzbo Brown blues -- Summertime -- A woman is a sometime thing -- Here comes de honey man -- They pass by singin' -- Oh little stars -- Gone, gone, gone -- Overflow -- My man's gone now -- Leavin' for the promised lan' -- It take a long pull to get there -- I got plenty o' nuttin' -- Buzzard song -- Bess, you is my woman -- Oh, I can't sit down -- Ain't got no shame -- It ain't necessarily so -- What you want wid Bess -- Oh doctor Jesus -- Strawberry woman -- Crab man -- I loves you Porgy -- Oh, Hev'nly Father -- Oh, de Lawd shake the heavens -- Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do' -- A red headed woman -- Clara, Clara -- Death of Crown -- There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York -- Good Mornin' Sistuh -- Oh, Bess oh, where's my Bess -- Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.
LCCN
75751024
OCLC
  • ocm03324831
  • SCSB-1320516
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library