| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Series |
Masterworks Heritage opera series |
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Masterworks heritage opera series.
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| Notes |
Opera in 3 acts; libretto by Du Bose Heyward; lyrics by Heyward and Ira Gershwin |
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Originally released by Columbia in 1951 |
| Credits |
Lyrics by Du Bone Heyward, Ira Gershwin |
| Performer |
Camilla Williams as Bess ; Inez Matthews as Serena ; Lawrence Winters as Porgy ; Warren Coleman as Crown ; Avon Long as Sporting Life ; with supporting cast ; J. Rosamond Johnson Chorus ; orchestra ; Lehman Engel, conductor |
| Event |
Recorded 1951 April 5-13 Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York |
| Notes |
Sung in English |
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Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940, lyricist.
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Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.
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Williams, Camilla, 1919-2012, singer.
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Matthews, Inez, singer
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Winters, Lawrence, singer
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Coleman, Warren, singer
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Long, Avon, singer
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Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982, conductor.
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J. Rosamond Johnson Chorus, singer.
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Lehman Engel Orchestra, instrumentalist
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