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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical
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gptkbp:adaptation
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film adaptation in 1959
Broadway revival in 1976
Broadway revival in 2019
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
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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Du Bose Heyward's novel Porgy
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Bess
gptkb:Clara
gptkb:Lily
gptkb:Porgy
gptkb:Sportin'_Life
gptkb:Serena
gptkb:crown
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:George_Gershwin
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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performed worldwide
considered a classic of American music
influenced jazz musicians
adapted into various art forms
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gptkbp:first_performance
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Alvin Theatre, New York City
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:jazz
African American culture
blues
classical music
spirituals
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:Du_Bose_Heyward
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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international tours
concert performances
London productions
San Francisco Opera productions
Metropolitan Opera premiere 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:premiere
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gptkb:1935
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gptkbp:recordings
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multiple orchestral recordings
original cast recording
jazz interpretations
film soundtrack recordings
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:community
struggle
love and loss
racial identity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Leonard_Slatkin
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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