Porgy and Bess (1935 opera)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Porgy_and_Bess_(1935_opera)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:opera
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_Special_Citation_(1998)
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:Porgy_(novel)
gptkbp:choreographer	gptkb:George_Balanchine
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Rouben_Mamoulian
gptkbp:duration	about 3 hours
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Porgy and Bess (1935 opera)
gptkbp:influenced	jazz musical theatre African-American opera
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:DuBose_Heyward
gptkbp:lyricist	gptkb:Ira_Gershwin gptkb:DuBose_Heyward
gptkbp:notableAdaptation	gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess_(1959_film) gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess_(Glyndebourne_production)
gptkbp:notableAria	gptkb:Summertime gptkb:Bess,_You_Is_My_Woman_Now gptkb:I_Got_Plenty_o'_Nuttin' gptkb:It_Ain't_Necessarily_So
gptkbp:notableCharacter	gptkb:King gptkb:Peter gptkb:Maria gptkb:Robbins gptkb:Bess gptkb:Clara gptkb:Porgy gptkb:Serena gptkb:Sportin'_Life Jake
gptkbp:notableConductor	gptkb:Simon_Rattle gptkb:Alexander_Smallens gptkb:John_DeMain
gptkbp:notablePerformer	gptkb:Anne_Brown gptkb:William_Warfield gptkb:Leontyne_Price gptkb:Todd_Duncan
gptkbp:notableRecording	1951 Decca recording 1959 Columbia recording
gptkbp:notableSong	gptkb:Summertime gptkb:A_Woman_Is_a_Sometime_Thing gptkb:Bess,_You_Is_My_Woman_Now gptkb:I_Got_Plenty_o'_Nuttin' gptkb:It_Ain't_Necessarily_So gptkb:My_Man's_Gone_Now gptkb:There's_a_Boat_Dat's_Leavin'_Soon_for_New_York gptkb:Oh_Lawd,_I'm_on_My_Way!
gptkbp:premiereDate	1935-09-30
gptkbp:premiereLocation	gptkb:Colonial_Theatre,_Boston
gptkbp:producer	gptkb:The_Theatre_Guild
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Catfish_Row,_Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:status	not in public domain (as of 2024)
gptkbp:subject	African-American life
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Porgy_in_Porgy_and_Bess
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6