DuBose Heyward
2) Porgy
Author
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives and labors of Porgy and his wife Bess, poor African-American residents of Catfish Row in Charleston, S.C.
Author
Publisher
Farrar & Rinehart
Pub. Date
[1939]
Language
English
Description
A perceptive commentary on the pursuit of freedom and identity among blacks and whites in a segregated society, revealing the inside world of Charleston high society while it penetrates the culture of the city's African-American population.
Publisher
EMI Classics
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Video adaptation of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production directed by Trevor Nunn. The Gershwins' classic musical drama portrays the lives of the occupants of Catfish Row. Includes synopsis in English, French, German and Italian.
Publisher
Nebraskans for Public Television
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"133 of the world's most famous poems cleverly performed and artistically interpreted by the First Poetry Quartet and celebrity guests ... Dramatic performances by Claire Bloom, LeVar Burton, Robert Culp, Ruby Dee, Henry Fonda, Will Geer, Fred Gwynne, Valerie Harper, Jack Lemmon, Vincent Price, William Shatner, Irene Worth and other celebrities"--Container.