World Premiere of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_Premiere_of_Gershwin%27s_Porgy_and_Bess

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:event
gptkbp:adaptations	gptkb:Film_adaptations
gptkbp:based_on	Porgy by Du Bose Heyward
gptkbp:choreography	gptkb:Eugene_Loring
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkbp:cultural_significance	American opera landmark
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Rouben_Mamoulian
gptkbp:first_performance	gptkb:1935
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World Premiere of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:jazz_music Popular music American musical theatre
gptkbp:influenced_by	African American culture
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:Du_Bose_Heyward
gptkbp:notable_character	gptkb:Bess gptkb:Porgy gptkb:Sportin'_Life gptkb:crown
gptkbp:notable_song	gptkb:Summertime gptkb:Bess,_You_Is_My_Woman_Now It Ain't Necessarily So
gptkbp:orchestration	gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkbp:original_language	English
gptkbp:performed_by	gptkb:San_Diego_Opera gptkb:Virginia_Opera gptkb:Pittsburgh_Opera gptkb:Palm_Beach_Opera gptkb:Opera_Maine gptkb:Utah_Opera gptkb:Dallas_Opera gptkb:Lyric_Opera_of_Chicago gptkb:Opera_Philadelphia gptkb:Atlanta_Opera gptkb:Opera_Australia gptkb:Cincinnati_Opera gptkb:Royal_Opera_House gptkb:Syracuse_Opera gptkb:San_Francisco_Opera gptkb:Nashville_Opera gptkb:Chautauqua_Opera gptkb:Minnesota_Opera gptkb:Scottish_Opera gptkb:Washington_National_Opera gptkb:Opera_North gptkb:Fort_Worth_Opera gptkb:New_Orleans_Opera gptkb:opera gptkb:Opera_Colorado gptkb:Des_Moines_Metro_Opera
gptkbp:premiere_date	September 30, 1935
gptkbp:premiere_location	Alvin Theatre, New York City
gptkbp:produced_by	gptkb:The_Theatre_Guild
gptkbp:revival	Numerous revivals since 1935
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4