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Porgy and Bess Information
7,245 words, approx. 24 pages
 Porgy and Bess is an opera with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Dorothy Heyward. It was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and the play of the same name that he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy. All...




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 Musical Opinion
Porgy and Bess at the Savoy
01/01/2007: 443 words, approx. 2 pages Porgy and Bess at the Savoy I saw my first staged Porgy and Bess in 1952 at the greatly missed Stoll Theatre in London's Kingsway, and was hooked for life. Of course, I soon discovered that this was not an uncut version so...
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GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess
01/01/2007: 430 words, approx. 1 pages GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess Lister, McDonald, Cabell; Mack, Powett, Lynch, Rowe; Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Members of Blair Children's Chorus and Tennessee State University Band, Mauceri. Texts. Decca B0007431-02 (2) The identification of this studio recording as the "original 1935 production...
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Today in history - Oct. 10
10/10/2007: 526 words, approx. 2 pages Today is Wednesday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2007. There are 82 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 10, 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Md.On this date:In 1813, composer Giuseppe Verdi was born in Le Roncole, Italy.In...
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Composer's ode to baseball a grand slam
5/29/2007: 1,023 words, approx. 3 pages Hank Aaron has only faint recollections of the bat boy who would become a composer and write a composition about the home run king and two other towering black baseball heroes _ Jackie Robinson and Josh Gibson.Richard Danielpour's "Pastime" had its world premiere in January...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Oliver M. Sayler
1,187 words, approx. 4 pages
 In the following review, Sayler assesses the stage version of Porgy, lauding the "rhythmic" qualities of the production and declaring it superior to the novel on which it was based.
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