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Porgy and Bess : songs and commentary

Title
Porgy and Bess : songs and commentary [videorecording] / The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents ; producer, Alan J. Pally ; all songs composed by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
Publication
New York, 2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Pally, Alan J
  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
  • Hirsch, Foster
  • Williams, Leon (Baritone)
  • Jones, Kimberly, (Soprano)
  • Long, Timothy
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (64 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Program of songs, lecture and discussion concerning Porgy and Bess, the 1935 stage musical by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and DuBose Heyward. Author and educator Foster Hirsch discusses the show, its music, and some of the controversies it has inspired. Several numbers from the show are performed. Hirsch also interviews performers Leon Williams and Kimberly Jones.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Production information gathered from the program.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Introductory remarks: Alan J. Pally.
  • Host: Foster Hirsch.
  • Performers: Leon Williams and Kimberly Jones.
  • Pianist: Timothy Long.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Sep. 28, 2002.
Contents
Songs performed: Summertime -- A woman is a sometime thing -- My man's gone now -- I got plenty of nuttin' -- Bess you is my woman now -- It ain't necessarily so -- Strawberry -- There's a boat dat's leaving soon for New York.
Call Number
NCOV 3721
OCLC
747992730
Title
Porgy and Bess : songs and commentary [videorecording] / The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents ; producer, Alan J. Pally ; all songs composed by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
Imprint
New York, 2002.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Introductory remarks: Alan J. Pally.
Host: Foster Hirsch.
Performers: Leon Williams and Kimberly Jones.
Pianist: Timothy Long.
Event
Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Sep. 28, 2002.
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Added Author
Pally, Alan J, producer.
Pally, Alan J, speaker.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.
Hirsch, Foster, host.
Hirsch, Foster, interviewer.
Williams, Leon (Baritone), performer.
Williams, Leon (Baritone), interviewee.
Jones, Kimberly, (Soprano), performer.
Jones, Kimberly, (Soprano), interviewee.
Long, Timothy, instrumentalist.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer.
Research Call Number
NCOV 3721
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