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	George Gershwin and His Opera Porgy and Bess
		Porgy and Bess to premiere at the MET, but the sudden death of Board Chairman Otto Kahn terminated such plans.
		It was not until February 6, 1985 that the curtains rose on Porgy and Bess at the MET.
		staged Porgy and Bess with the original score and orchestration, reviving it in 1987 and 1995.
	www.ffaire.com /gershwin/porgy.html (868 words)

	Porgy and Bess
		The selection of "Porgy and Bess" was in some ways only made possible in an interlude before fl militancy exploded on the American streets.
		The main characters are Porgy, a lame beggar, the tawdry Bess, and "Sportin' Life", a gambler whose abuse of Bess drives her into the arms of Porgy.
		Poitier wrote that "Porgy and Bess" insulted fl people, and 33 years later refused to include clips from the movie in his tribute at the American Film Institute.
	www.columbia.edu /~lnp3/mydocs/culture/Porgy_and_Bess.htm (1253 words)

	Classical Net - Gershwin - Porgy and Bess
		Porgy and Bess tried out in Boston and opened In New York on October 10, 1935, for a disappointing run of 124 performances; it was years later before the show's backers got their money back, and more.
		Porgy and Bess was George Gershwin's longest and most ambitious creation, but it was not truly successful during his lifetime.
		Porgy and Bess received its first uncut production in Houston in the 1970's, conducted by John DeMain, to great acclamation, and it was finally produced at the Met some 50 years after the first production.
	www.classical.net /music/comp.lst/works/gershwin/porgy&bess.html (2326 words)

	Porgy and Bess (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
		Porgy and Bess, an opera written by George Gershwin (1898-1937) in collaboration with DuBose Heyward (1885-1940) and Gershwin's brother Ira (1896-1983), is the one American opera to become fully established in the international opera repertory as well as in the popular musical imagination.
		Porgy and Bess is based on DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy and on the 1927 Broadway play of the same name by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward.
		The manuscript score-sketch of Porgy and Bess and the full orchestral-vocal score were given to the Library by Rose Gershwin, George and Ira Gershwin's mother, to whom George gave the manuscripts of all his major concert works after having them elegantly bound.
	lcweb.loc.gov /exhibits/treasures/tri008.html (257 words)

	Porgy And Bess - Moviefone
		Porgy and Bess (1959) Perhaps another movie will one day do justice to the opera.
		In this "Porgy and Bess", the portrait of Catfish Row is what is most moving.
		Porgy and Bess Movie DVD Review George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess"is an American opera that opened in New York in 1935 and has several songs I've been familiar with for as long as I can...
	movies.aol.com /movie/porgy-and-bess/1134427/main (161 words)

	The Complicated Life of Porgy and Bess
		Porgy came at a time of upheaval for African Americans as they moved from south to north for jobs in the "Great Migration." As new northerners, they were adapting themselves and their rural culture to urban ways while endeavoring to keep pieces of their old society's structure.
		Porgy and Bess represents Gershwin's most effective mixture of musical elements: folk (blues, spirituals, gospel), popular (blues, jazz, Tin Pan Alley), and classical (the recitatives, the use of the academic fugue and canonic techniques, the aria, the leitmotif).
		Because Porgy and Bess deals with Negro Life in America it brings to the operatic form elements that have never before appeared in the opera and I have adapted my method to utilize the drama, the humor, the superstition, the religious fervor, the dancing and the irrepressible high spirits of the race.
	www.neh.gov /news/humanities/1997-11/porgy.html (4136 words)

	Porgy & Bess
		Porgy finds true love with Bess, a woman of easy virtue, after killing a brutal rival, Crown, in a fight.
		In the end, however, Bess is lured off to New York by the sweet-talking hustler, Sportin' Life.
		Though the Porgy and Bess, booklet stamp, was issued as a Broadway Musicals group, it was a subset of the Legends of American Music.
	hometown.aol.com /efirpo/porgybes.html (393 words)

	Porgy and Bess
		It was with particular attention to the blues-jazz inspiration inherent in Porgy And Bess that Miles Davis and Gil Evans approached the vocal score.
		Porgy And Bess it is generally conceded, represents the culmination of Gershwin's artistry.
		Porgy And Bess -a folk opera that has humor pathos,the sweetness of the last bit of honey in the comb and moments of musical greatness- moves like a dance Miles and Gil have given it a superb performance in a new idiom.
	www.cannonball-adderley.com /541.htm (1704 words)

	INKPOT#61 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: GERSHWIN Centennial 1898-1998: Tribute via Porgy & Bess
		Porgy finds out about this and assures her with "Bess, you is my woman now".
		Porgy is arrested for the murder of Crown.
		Porgy and Bess is indeed one of the landmark works of Gershwin.
	inkpot.com /classical/gershporgy.html (1712 words)

	WPLN News - Porgy & Bess 2/24/06
		Host Open: In the seventy years since it premiered in 1935, the opera “Porgy and Bess” has been based on the published score of George Gershwin’s original composition – not on the version Gershwin revised for its New York opening.
		Mauceri spent months reconstructing the revisions Gershwin made to “Porgy and Bess.” The result is a shorter opera – by about thirty-five minutes, cutting some passages of music, tightening scenes, and dropping other sections altogether.
		The composer died in 1937, just one year after the first run of “Porgy and Bess” closed and a year before it was revived elsewhere.
	www.wpln.org /news/featuretranscripts/porgy_and_bess-022406.html (759 words)

	Porgy and Bess tickets - Porgy and Bess concerts sports theater events tickets
		Porgy and Bess is an opera with music by George Gershwin and libretto by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
		Porgy and Bess is also regularly performed internationally, and several recordings of the complete work, including Gershwin's cuts, have been made.
		Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a crippled fl man living in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina, and his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her pimp, and Sportin' Life, the drug dealer.With the exception of the small speaking roles, all of the characters are fl
	www.tickets--tickets.com /event/3000/Porgy-and-Bess-Events.html (713 words)

	Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin - About the musical
		PORGY AND BESS was the first American opera to enjoy world-wide success.
		Theirs is a union frowned upon by the rest of the entirely fl community who disapprove of Porgy's "fancy woman", her free-living lifestyle and drug dependency.
		The language of PORGY AND BESS (the Gullah language) is a Creole blend of English and African languages.
	www.porgyandbess.com.au /about.htm (395 words)

	PORGY AND BESS at the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, Boston, MA
		PORGY AND BESS at the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, Boston, MA The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS
		When Porgy and Bess rehearsed in Boston at the Majestic and premiered at the Colonial Theatre September 30, 1935, few could imagine that it would become the forerunner of today’s hottest Broadway musicals.
		Conceived as a “Folk Opera,” Porgy and Bess is recognized as a masterpiece, entwining pride, prejudice, pathos and passion with a heartwarming and memorable score.
	www.maj.org /p2004/porgy.html (108 words)

	Porgy and Bess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George Gershwin's "Porgy And Bess" was a break from traditional Broadway musicals of its time, and thus was revolutionary.
		"Porgy and Bess" also deals with racism, a pressing issue at the time (1935).
		When "Porgy and Bess" opened in 1935, it was a commercial failure, running only 124 performances.
	www.mapsites.net /gotham01/webpages/alisonhannah/porgyandbess.html (174 words)

	Porgy and Bess
		Miles was also enjoying a level of popularity normally not reserved for a jazz musician, reflecting a combination of reaping the benefits of recording for a major record label and the image he created of the ultra-cool, yet ultra-temperamental, take-no-crap artist.
		Any appreciation of Porgy and Bess would be sorely lacking without mentioning Evans’ recasting of “Gone, Gone, Gone” (itself a wonderful performance) into “Gone.” The tune is a showcase for drummer Philly Joe Jones, who performs some unbelievable drum fills in between statements by the orchestra.
		Porgy and Bess is just one of many great albums that Miles Davis recorded over his lifetime.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /reviews/r0203_017.htm (510 words)

	Porgy Critique
		Indeed, in the years after Heyward's death, Porgy and Bess, his 1935 collaboration with George Gershwin, was to be revived again and again on Broadway and the West Coast, eventually making a triumphal world tour under the auspices of the State Department from London to Leningrad back through Israel, Egypt, and Central and South America.
		The Catfish Row community is united in its opposition to the union, but Porgy and Bess make each other happy, and their happiness only increases when they take in a child orphaned by a hurricane.
		Porgy is described as "fl with the almost purple flness of unadulterated Congo blood" and he had, moreover, something "Eastern and mystic about the intense introspection of his look" (13).
	xroads.virginia.edu /~HYPER/PORGY/porgy.html (4731 words)

	Porgy and Bess Tickets - Porgy and Bess Theater Tickets
		A musical adventure for the entire audience, Porgy and Bess is an event surely not to be missed.
		In the event that you purchase Porgy and Bess tickets on the same day of the show, you may be eligible for a will call pickup.
		If the Porgy and Bess show for which you have purchased tickets has been cancelled, you will have 30 days from the date of cancellation to contact our office for a refund of your money (minus the shipping costs).
	www.vividseats.com /theater/porgy-and-bess-tickets.html (429 words)

	Porgy and Bess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Porgy and Bess are at Robbins' funeral, where Serena is leading the mourners.
		Lawyer Frazier comes in and sells Bess a divorce for a dollar; when he learns that she and Crown were never married, he raises his fee to a dollar and a half.
		Telling Bess that Porgy will be locked up for sure, Sportin' Life forces some dope on her, and leaves more outside her door as he leaves.
	www.usopera.com /operas/porgy.shtml (795 words)

	Mixed reviews for Porgy and Bess - News - channel4.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A revamped version of Porgy and Bess has opened in the West End to mixed reviews.
		The opera has been hit with controversy ever since the announcement that it would be reborn as a musical for the West End.
		Porgy and Bess has been performed worldwide since opening on Broadway in 1935.
	www.channel4.com /news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=8863801 (144 words)

	Ray Charles and Cleo Laine Porgy & Bess Review By Phil Gold
		Ray and Cleo are at their joint best here, Cleo singing low in her range with a lively tone, deep and husky.
		If I had to recommend a jazz performance of Porgy and Bess, this would not be it, for all its strengths.
		The rather defensive liner notes try earnestly to convince that Porgy and Bess is great opera.
	www.enjoythemusic.com /magazine/music/0705/folk/porgybess.htm (804 words)

	Amazon.com: Porgy and Bess: Music: Miles Davis,Gil Evans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Whether or not "Porgy and Bess," sounds as Gershwin intended is largely irrelavent, because it sounds very much as Davis intended, and that makes this a fabulous recording.
		That being said, this remastering of "Porgy and Bess" is one of the most gorgeous things I've ever heard.
		I think I understand why some listeners take exception to the Miles-Evans version of Porgy and Bess and wonder what all the fuss is about and why it's a "classic" if they've never heard the original vinyl release on Columbia.
	www.amazon.com /Porgy-Bess-Miles-Davis/dp/B000002AH6 (1329 words)

	Porgy And Bess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		JazzTimes (8/97, p.106) - "...PORGY AND BESS is possibly the best of the collaborations between Miles and Gil Evans....Evans is justly regarded as the master of modern orchestration and PORGY AND BESS shows him at his best.
		Of all Gil Evans' orchestral scores for soulmate Miles Davis, PORGY AND BESS is his richest and most ambitious--a watershed of modern jazz harmony which served to secure Davis' pop star stature and define his brooding mystique.
		Like MILES AHEAD, Evans' band on PORGY AND BESS de-emphasized the traditional reed section in favor of a tuba, three French horns, two flutes and two saxophones.
	musicstore.mymmode.com /album.do?albumID=6073759 (275 words)

	Clark Terry: Porgy & Bess
		George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess is a truly timeless piece of music, an American classic that has provided fodder for countless jazz musicians.
		Still, as many versions of songs like “Summertime”; and “Bess, You is My Woman Now” as there are, few would argue that there is a more definitive interpretation of this music than that laid down by arranger Gil Evans and trumpeter Miles Davis.
		But Gil Evans’ classic arrangements practically beg to be performed by living musicians, and the musical score of “Porgy and Bess” is open to an endless variety of interpretations.
	www.jazzitude.com /terry_porgy.htm (549 words)

	Porgy And Bess (1997 Reissue) - Miles Davis - Pandora Internet Radio
		The musical and social impact of Miles Davis, his collaborative efforts with Gil Evans, and in particular their reinvention of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess are indeed profound.
		The four dates needed to complete work on Porgy and Bess include contributions from several members of his most recent musical aggregate: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto sax), Paul Chambers (bass), and Jimmy Cobb (drums).
		Although the focus and emphasis is squarely on Davis throughout, the contributions of the quartet on "Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)," "I Loves You, Porgy," and "There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York" are immeasurable.
	www.pandora.com /music/album/66d9a534109cef7f (313 words)

	Amazon.com: Porgy & Bess: Music: Ella Fitzgerald,Louis Armstrong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Porgy And Bess (Related Recordings), George Gershwin (Tribute), Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
		In a sense this is Ella and Louis's tribute to Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess".
		And thus he is ideally cast: His Porgy may have his charms, but he'll have to stretch to keep Bess.
	www.amazon.com /Porgy-Bess-Ella-Fitzgerald/dp/B0000046Z5 (1458 words)

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