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Additional authors

1. Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
2. Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
3. Steber, Eleanor.
4. Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997.
5. Stevens, Risë, 1913-
6. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
7. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
8. Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
9. Blackton, Jay, 1909-1994
10. Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981
11. Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972
12. Robert Shaw Chorale. prf

Description

1. 1 sound disc (35 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.

Series statement

1. Victrola America historic recordings

Uniform title

1. Porgy and Bess. Selections
2. Porgy and Bess (Opera)

Alternative title

1. Porgy and Bess.
2. Collector's Porgy & Bess
3. Summertime.
4. Woman is a sometime thing.
5. Gone, gone, gone.
6. My man's gone now.
7. Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'.
8. Buzzard song.
9. Bess, you is my woman now.
10. It ain't necessarily so.
11. Bess, oh where's my Bess/Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.

Subject

1. Operas > Excerpts

Contents

1. Summertime (4:02) -- A woman is a sometime thing (3:25) -- Gone, gone, gone (4:47) -- My man's gone now (4:02) -- Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' (2:55) -- Buzzard song (3:43) -- Bess, you is my woman now (4:52) -- It ain't necessarily so (2:55) -- Bess, oh where's my Bess ; Oh Lawd, I'm on my way (3:32).

Call number

1. *LZR 40870

Note

1. Opera excerpts.
2. Program notes by Edward Jablonski on container.

Event (note)

1. Recorded between 1935 and 1953.

Author

1. Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.

Title

1. Porgy and Bess [sound recording] / George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.

Imprint

1. [New York] : RCA Victrola, p1976.

Series

1. Victrola America historic recordings

Performer

1. Eleanor Steber and Helen Jepson, sopranos ; Risë Stevens, mezzo-soprano ; Lawrence Tibbett and Robert Merrill, baritones ; Cab Calloway ; Robert Shaw Chorale ; various orchestras and conductors: Jay Blackton, Robert Russell Bennett, Alexander Smallens.

Event

1. Recorded between 1935 and 1953.

Added author

1. Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Lyricist
2. Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Lyricist
3. Steber, Eleanor. Performer
4. Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997. Performer
5. Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
6. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer
7. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
8. Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994. Performer
9. Blackton, Jay, 1909-1994, conductor.
10. Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, conductor.
11. Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972, conductor.
12. Robert Shaw Chorale. Performer

Added title

1. Porgy and Bess (Opera)
2. Summertime.
3. Woman is a sometime thing.
4. Gone, gone, gone.
5. My man's gone now.
6. Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'.
7. Buzzard song.
8. Bess, you is my woman now.
9. It ain't necessarily so.
10. Bess, oh where's my Bess/Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.

LCCN

1. 76762527

Publisher no.

1. AVM1-1742 RCA Victrola

Research call number

1. *LZR 40870 Program notes on container.