Gershwin
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New Publisher on the in the Database, Donemus
Donemus, a publishing company based in the Netherlands is now listed in the website. Discover Dutch operas. The earliest Dutch opera in the database is Jan Felderhof’s Een serenade in St. Jansnacht written in 1932. Here is recording of Willem Pijper’s 1939 opera, Merlijn. You can hear the soprano saxophone behind the baritone. Another fun…
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Porgy and Bess, the movie (1959)
Watch the movie the Gershwin’s don’t want you to see.
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Porgy and Bess: Streaming 2/1-2/2 at Met on Demand
Tonight, Met on Demand is streaming their 2020 performance of Porgy and Bess. This is the second time Metropolitan Opera staged the work, first in 1985 then this 2019-2020 production. Eric Owens and Angel Blue lead this production as Porgy and Bess. You can watch it here, starting at 7:30 on February 1st, 2021. It…
the Operatic Saxophone 