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Porgy and Bess : [opera in 3 acts

Title
Porgy and Bess : [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, [1976], ℗1976.

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Additional Authors
  • White, Willard
  • Mitchell, Leona
  • Boatwright, McHenry, 1928-1994
  • Clemmons, François
  • Hendricks, Barbara
  • Quivar, Florence
  • Conrad, Barbara
  • Thompson, Arthur.
  • Maazel, Lorin, 1930-2014.
  • Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
  • Cleveland Orchestra.
Description
3 audio discs : analog 33 1/3 rpm, stereo; 12 in.
Uniform Title
Porgy and Bess
Alternative Title
  • Porgy and Bess
  • Jazzbo Brown blues.
  • Summertime.
  • Woman is a sometime thing.
  • Here comes de honey man.
  • They pass by singin\u0027.
  • Oh little stars.
  • Gone, gone, gone.
  • Overflow.
  • My man\u0027s gone now.
  • Leavin\u0027 for the promised lan\u0027.
  • It take a long pull to get there.
  • I got plenty o\u0027 nuttin\u0027.
  • Buzzard song.
  • Bess, you is my woman.
  • Oh, I can\u0027t sit down.
  • Ain\u0027t got no shame.
  • It ain\u0027t necessarily so.
  • What you want wid Bess.
Subject
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\u0027 -- Oh little stars -- Gone, gone, gone -- Overflow -- My man\u0027s gone now -- Leavin\u0027 for the promised lan\u0027 -- It take a long pull to get there -- I got plenty o\u0027 nuttin\u0027 -- Buzzard song -- Bess, you is my woman -- Oh, I can\u0027t sit down -- Ain\u0027t got no shame -- It ain\u0027t necessarily so -- What you want wid Bess -- Oh doctor Jesus -- Strawberry woman -- Crab man -- I loves you Porgy -- Oh, Hev\u0027nly Father -- Oh, de Lawd shake the heavens -- Oh, dere\u0027s somebody knockin\u0027 at de do\u0027 -- A red headed woman -- Clara, Clara -- Death of Crown -- There\u0027s a boat dat\u0027s leavin\u0027 soon for New York -- Good Mornin\u0027 Sistuh -- Oh, Bess oh, where\u0027s my Bess -- Oh Lawd, I\u0027m on my way.
LCCN
75751024
OCLC
  • ocm03324831
  • SCSB-5132870
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries