[DOC] [TLE] Porgy and Bess - Wikipedia [PAR] Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera composed in 1934 by George 
Gershwin, with a libretto written by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin from 
Heyward's novel Porgy and later play of the same title. .... Clamma Dale and 
Larry Marshall starred, respectively, as Bess and Sportin' Life. This production 
won the... [DOC] [TLE] Porgy and Bess [PAR] Porgy and Bess is an opera with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose 
... but was not widely accepted in the United States as a legitimate opera until the 
... Serena, Robbins' wife (soprano); Clara, Jake's wife (soprano); Maria, keeper of 
..... who had starred in the 1952 world tour of "Porgy and Bess", recorded their... [DOC] [TLE] Porgy and Bess [PAR] The opera is admired for Gershwin's innovative synthesis of European ... The 
Porgy and Bess original cast recording was included by the National ... Serena, 
Robbins' wife, soprano, Ruby Elzy ..... In 1963, Leontyne Price and William 
Warfield, who had starred in the 1952 world tour of Porgy and Bess, recorded 
their own... [DOC] [TLE] Porgy and Bess on the Concert Stage: Gershwin's 1936 Suite ... [PAR] Nov 24, 2010 ... Perhaps the successful revival of Porgy and Bess by Cheryl Crawford in .... 
Bennett's association with Gershwin's music, and with Ira, Kay Swift, and others in 
.... while on commercial Picture recordings their presence varies widely, ...... the 
lead roles on Columbia's complete recording of the opera in 1951. [DOC] [TLE] Here - livingartsnyc.com [PAR] George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin. General ... 
Like Carmen, Porgy and Bess has gorgeous songs that are an integral part of its 
musical fabric ... Wagnerian scope and difficulty of its principal roles, and surely 
the fight- ... American musical theatre into a widely recognised art form, George 
also. [DOC] [TLE] American Treasures of the Library of Congress Imagination Gallery A [PAR] He also recorded the U.S. Patent Office, which now houses the ... figure in 
introducing the Gothic Revival to the United States and in defining the form of ...... 
starred in seventeen movies including the 1952 Hans Christian Andersen. .... 
Porgy and Bess, an opera written by George Gershwin (18981937) in .... 
Chosen Virgin. [DOC] [TLE] opera music CDs - New Classics [PAR] Anna Netrebko is joined on this new recording by Sir Antonio Pappano and the 
.... German mezzo soprano Iris Vermillion takes the role of the Sacristan Buryja in 
this recording, ...... George Gershwin's 'American folk opera' Porgy and Bess was 
first ... A 1952 revival by Blevins Davis and Robert Breen had previously restored
... [DOC] [TLE] Classic in Black [PAR] demonstrated her vocal talents by singing parts from soprano, alto, tenor and ... 
Norman recalled the first recording she heard of the contralto: "I listened, .... In 
1892, she sang for President Banjamin Harrison in the White House and starred 
in the .... She then played the role of Bess in the 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Masterworks - SmartSite [PAR] Montreal Symphony in their ravishing recordings of the French repertoire, and to 
.... number sung at the beginning of the opera Porgy and Bess by the. American... [DOC] [TLE] Wayne Schneider - The Gershwin Style - New Looks at the Music of ... [PAR] DREAMWORLD, music and lyrics by Burton Lane and Ira Gershwin ..... Porgy 
and Bess (1935). had it not been for his art-music compositions. .... discourse on 
Gershwin and his music. are among the most widely performed "classical" ..... 
Warren Coleman (who created the role of Crown) felt that the composer had a "
serious... [DOC] [TLE] Jewel of Garnett of SheFM: February 2012 [PAR] Feb 1, 2012 ... In 1997, she produced and starred in the television movieBefore Women ... Ira 
Gershwin, based on that performance, chose Price as Bess in a revival of Porgy 
and Bess that played New York City 1952-54 and ... the soprano repertoire, 
Grace Bumbry recorded on four labels and

Question: This widely recorded soprano was chosen by Ira Gershwin for the lead role in a 1952 revival of "Porgy and Bess"
Answer: Leontyne Price