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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
film adaptation in 1976
stage adaptation in 2012
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gptkbp:awards
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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:characters
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gptkb:Bess
gptkb:Clara
gptkb:Jake
gptkb:Lily
gptkb:Maria
gptkb:Porgy
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Sportin'_Life
gptkb:fish
gptkb:Doctor
gptkb:Serena
gptkb:crown
Bess's mother
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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
inspired numerous interpretations
subject of scholarly analysis
featured in various media adaptations
recognized for its musical innovation
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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considered a classic of American opera
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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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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:jazz_music
musical theatre composers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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African American culture
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:Du_Bose_Heyward
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:Ira_Gershwin
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gptkbp:notable_production
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Houston Grand Opera production in 1976
London production in 1986
Metropolitan Opera production in 2019
New York City Opera production in 1976
San Francisco Opera production in 2013
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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_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:recordings
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original cast recording
2012 Broadway revival cast recording
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gptkbp:setting
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Catfish Row, Charleston, South Carolina
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gptkbp:themes
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community and belonging
race and identity
love and struggle
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Michael_Tilson_Thomas
gptkb:The_86th_Tony_Awards
gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess
gptkb:Diane_Paulus
gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera_House
gptkb:American_Repertory_Theater
gptkb:opera
gptkb:Audra_Mc_Donald
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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