The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess : a 75th anniversary celebration / by Thompson, Robin, 1948-

Subjects: “…Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.…”

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess / by Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

Strange Career of Porgy and Bess : Race, Culture, and America's Most Famous Opera. by Noonan, Ellen

Table of Contents: “…A romance of Negro life : Porgy, 1925 -- Interlude : Charleston, 1680-1900 -- A chocolate-covered lithograph strip : Porgy, 1927 -- Interlude : Charleston, 1920 -1940 -- Gershwin's idea of what a Negro opera should be : Porgy and Bess, 1935 -- Neither the measure of America nor that of the Negro : Porgy and Bess, 1952-1956 -- Interlude : Charleston, 1940-1960 -- Forget any version you may have seen before : Porgy and Bess, 1959-2012 -- Epilogue : Charleston, 1970-2005.…”
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