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Seu libreto conta a história de Porgy, um mendigo deficiente físico que vive nas favelas de Charleston, Carolina do Sul. Fala sobre sua tentativa de resgatar sua amada Bess das garras de Crown, seu amante violento e possessivo, e Sportin' Life, o traficante.
Porgy and Bess (/ ˈ p ɔːr ɡ i /) 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.
- English
- DuBose Heyward
- Heyward's novel Porgy
- September 30, 1935, Colonial Theatre (Boston)
5 de abr. de 2024 · Porgy and Bess, dramatic folk opera in three acts by George Gershwin. Its English libretto was written by DuBose Heyward (with lyrics by Heyward and Ira Gershwin), based on Heyward’s novel Porgy (1925). The opera—which premiered at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on October 10, 1935—is.
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Synopsis. Discover. Related. Set in 1920s South Carolina, The Gershwins ’ Porgy and Bess is a thought provoking, gritty and spirited ‘folk opera’. When Bess is abandoned by her lover, the only person who shows her kindness is the crippled beggar Porgy.
Porgy and Bess: Directed by Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian. With Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey. A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
- 1959-10-14
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 Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 20th century.
Gershwin. The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. Buy Tickets. During the 2019–20 season, one of America’s greatest operas returned to the Met stage for the first time in 30 years, with the premiere of James Robinson’s vibrant new production of Porgy and Bess.
