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Author Thompson, Robin, 1948-

Title The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess : a 75th anniversary celebration / Robin Thompson.

Imprint Milwaukee, WI : Amadeus Press, 2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Eva Jessye Collection  782.1 G323pDt, 2010    ---  Lib Use Only
Description ix, 190 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The invention of Porgy. Beginnings ; Inspiration ; A new play -- An American folk opera. New York City ; Musical awakenings ; Jazz opera and a blue note rhapsody ; A sensation, an innovation, and a labor of love ; Coming back to Porgy ; The great American opera takes shape ; The first 75 years begins -- A new enthusiasm. A renaissance for Catfish Row ; At the movies -- Afterword. At the opera.
Subject Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Porgy and Bess.
Added Title Porgy and Bess : a 75th anniversary celebration
ISBN 9781574671919
157467191X
Standard No. NZ1 13609041

 
    
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