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Porgy and Bess
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- Summary
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A comprehensive opera-guide, featuring Principal Characters in the Opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and Burton D. Fisher's insightful and in depth Comment...
A comprehensive opera-guide, featuring Principal Characters in the Opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and Burton D. Fisher's insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis.
Details
- Creator
- adapted from the Opera Journeys lecture series by Burton D. Fisher
- Included Title
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- Opera Journeys lecture series
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Coral Gables, FL : Opera Journeys, 2000
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (33 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9786610922499, 1102009016, 1930841191, 1280922494, 9780585427386, 0585427380
- OCLC
- on1027197794, ocn780898563, ocm50869930
- "Opera in three acts, music by George Gershwin ; libretto by DuBose Heyward, adapted from his novel, Porgy (1925) ; lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin."
- English
- PORGY AND BESS (by George Gershwin) -- Story Synopsis -- Principal Characters in the Opera -- Story Narrative with Music Highlights -- ACT I - Scene 1: Catfish Row. -- ACT I - Scene 2: Serena's room. -- ACT II - Scene 1: Catfish Row in the morning. -- ACT II - Scene 2: Kittiwah Island that evening. -- ACT II - Scene 3: Catfish Row. -- ACT II - Scene 4: Serena's room. -- ACT III - Scene 1: Catfish Row. -- ACT III - Scene 2: Catfish Row. -- ACT III - Scene 3: A week later. -- Gershwin and Porgy and Bess: Commentary and Analysis