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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:adaptation
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film adaptation in 1959
animated adaptation in 1976
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Theater_Album
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival_of_a_Musical
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gptkbp:based_on
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Porgy by Du Bose Heyward
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Bess
gptkb:Clara
gptkb:Jake
gptkb:Lily
gptkb:Maria
gptkb:Porgy
gptkb:Sportin'_Life
gptkb:Serena
gptkb:crown
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gptkbp:choreography
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Garth Fagan (revival)
Ronald K. Brown (revival)
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:George_Gershwin
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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considered a classic of American opera
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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explores African American life in the early 20th century
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gptkbp:director
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George Gershwin (original production)
Otto Preminger (film adaptation)
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical_theatre
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:jazz_music
pop music artists
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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African American culture
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gptkbp:inspired
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numerous adaptations and interpretations
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:Du_Bose_Heyward
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gptkbp:notable_production
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Metropolitan Opera production in 2019
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:Summertime
gptkb:Bess,_You_Is_My_Woman_Now
It Ain't Necessarily So
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gptkbp:original_language
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English
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gptkbp:performed_by
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many opera companies worldwide
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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September 30, 1935
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gptkbp:premiere_location
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Alvin Theatre, New York City
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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numerous artists and orchestras
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gptkbp:revival
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1985 Broadway revival
2012 Broadway revival
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gptkbp:setting
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Catfish Row, Charleston, South Carolina
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gptkbp:theme
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community and belonging
love and redemption
race and identity
struggle and survival
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Michael_Tilson_Thomas
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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