Porgy and Bess - Wikipedia
Porgy and Bess (/ ˈpɔːrɡi /) is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy.
“Porgy and Bess,” the first great American opera ... - HISTORY
2009年11月13日 · On October 10, 1935, George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess premieres on Broadway. Porgy and Bess began its journey to the Broadway stage in 1926, when George Gershwin wrote a letter late...
George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess | History & Premiere
On 30 September 1935, the Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted the world premiere performance of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin. It was the try-out run for the first Broadway showing at Alvin Theatre in New York City on 10 October 1935.
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2024年10月13日 · Celebrating its 25 th anniversary in 2024, Cape Town Opera presents the Asia premier of George Gershwin’s beloved opera Porgy and Bess in a glorious semi-staged production at the Beijing Music Festival.
September 30, 1935: World Premiere of Porgy and Bess
2013年9月30日 · George Gershwin did a bit of doctoring himself to Porgy and Bess, which opened on September 30, 1935 for a one-week tryout at the Colonial Theatre. It would open at the Alvin Theatre in New York on October 10. Gershwin was at least sure of the cast and crew.
Chinese and South African artists unite for the premiere of 'Porgy …
2024年10月11日 · Shanghai Symphony Orchestra premiered a new production of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess on Oct 8 under the baton of US conductor Kazem Abdullah. The semi-staged production was jointly produced by SSO, Beijing Music Festival, the Cape Town Opera House in South Africa, and KT Wong Foundation.
PORGY AND BESS, World Premieres & More Set for ... - Broadway …
2024年3月14日 · WNO’s 12th American Opera Initiative (AOI) will feature three newly commissioned works that will premiere on January 18, 2025 in the Terrace Theater.
'Porgy and Bess' Opens on Broadway - African American Registry
Originally conceived by Gershwin as an "American folk opera," "Porgy and Bess" in its premiere in New York, featured an entire cast of classically trained Black singers, a daring and visionary artistic choice at the time. Incorporating a wealth of blues and jazz idioms into the classical art form of opera, Gershwin considered it his finest work ...
'Porgy and Bess' as Gershwin Intended - NPR
2006年2月25日 · The Nashville Symphony, conducted by John Mauceri, will perform Porgy and Bess Friday night the way George Gershwin crafted it for its original premiere. It's the first time audiences will...
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
World Premiere: Alvin Theatre, New York, 1935. A supremely American operatic masterpiece and the most ambitious work by one of the nation’s greatest musical talents, Porgy and Bess focuses on the joys and struggles of a black neighborhood in …