| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
The 1st work includes portions of Act 3 which were cut from the original production: the opening scene and a duet, Lonely boy. |
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Both works reconstructed and edited by Erich Kunzel from Gershwin's mss. in the Library of Congress; orchestration of Lonely boy by Steven Reineke. Blue Monday orchestrated by Will Vodrey. |
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Libretto of the 1st work by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, after Porgy by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward; libretto of the 2nd work by B.G. De Sylva, based on the folk song Frankie and Johnny. |
| Performer |
Harolyn Blackwell, Marquita Lister, Angela Brown, Sebronette Barnes, sopranos; Cab Calloway, Kirk Walker, Thomas Young, tenors; Gregg Baker, William Henry Caldwell, Lawrence Craig, baritones; Central State University Chorus; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Feb. 28, 1993 and May 18-21, 1997, Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Edward Jablonski and Erich Kunzel, synopses, and biographical notes on the performers (15 p.) in container. |
| Contents |
Porgy and Bess : (1935). Act I. Introduction (:58) ; Summertime (2:33) ; A woman is a sometime thing (1:57) ; Gone, gone, gone (2:50) ; Overflow (1:30) ; My man's gone now (4:03) ; Leavin' for the Promise Lan' (2:14) ; Act II. I got plenty o' nuttin' (2:39) ; Bess, you is my woman now (5:34) ; Oh, I can't sit down (1:40) ; I ain't got no shame (:43) ; It ain't necessarily so (3:47) ; I loves you, Porgy (3:18) ; Act III. Opening scene (7:11) ; Lonely boy (1:21) ; Oh, Bess, O where's my Bess (2:40) ; Oh, Lawd, I'm on my way (1:40) -- Blue Monday : opera à la Afro-American : (1922) (24:19). |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Drama.
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People with disabilities -- Drama.
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People with disabilities. |
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African American men -- Drama.
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African American men. |
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Charleston (S.C.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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African Americans -- Drama.
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961, lyricist.
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Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.
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De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard), 1896-1950, librettist.
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Reineke, Steven, arranger.
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Vodrey, Will H., arranger.
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Blackwell, Harolyn, performer.
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Lister, Marquita, performer.
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Brown, Angela M. (Angela Marie), 1963- performer.
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Barnes, Sebronette, 1958- performer.
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Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994, performer.
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Walker, Kirk (Tenor), performer.
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Young, Thomas, 1962- performer.
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Baker, Gregg, performer.
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Caldwell, William Henry, performer.
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Craig, Lawrence, performer.
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Kunzel, Erich, arranger, editor, conductor.
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Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
Porgy.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Blue Monday.
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Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio). Chorus, performer.
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Porgy and Bess. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81079977
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Porgy and Bess |
| Note |
Title on container: Selections from Porgy and Bess |
| Added Title |
Opera à la Afro-American.
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| Music No. |
CD-80434 Telarc |
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