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Although the best tunes from "Porgy and Bess," such as "Summertime" and "Ain't Necessarily So," continued to be loved and sung, the opera as a whole went into an eclipse. When it was revived in the 1940s on Broadway, it was in a two-act version with spoken dialogue and further cuts.
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www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/porgy/html/work.html
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/porgy/html/work.html
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Introduction: Porgy and Bess: An American Voic ... The historic saga of George Gershwin's immortal American opera is traced from the publication of DuBose Heyward's novel PORGY in 1924, continuing on to the opera's premiere in 1935 and the many legendary productions that followed through the decades.
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www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/porgy/
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/porgy/
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All excerpts from the 2009 San Francisco Opera production of PORGY AND BESS, with the San Francisco Opera orchestra and Porgy and Bess chorus/ensemble conducted by John DeMain; solo artists in the following clips:
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sfopera.com/o/274.asp
sfopera.com/o/274.asp
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For years it was performed more frequently in Europe, where it was considered a true American opera, than in America. 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.
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www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/gershwin/porgy&b...
www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/gershwin/porgy&bess.php
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FanFaire, the webzine that celebrates music, discusses its impact of George Gershwin's masterpiece, Porgy and Bess, and ponders the question of whether it is by definition an opera or a musical. ... Well... then, Porgy and Bess IS opera!; But people weren't always so sure. Of course there were some good words after its...
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www.fanfaire.com/gershwin/porgy.html
www.fanfaire.com/gershwin/porgy.html
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