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"I love Italian opera—it's so reckless. Damn Wagner, and his bellowings at Fate and death. Damn Debussy, and his averted face. I like the Italians who run all on impulse, and don't care about their immortal souls, and don't worry about the ultimate." - -D. H. Lawrence
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Summertime
from Act I, Scene 1 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
- Role : Clara, married to Jake
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric soprano
- Setting : Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
- Range : F#/Gb4 to B6. Tessitura : F#/Gb4 to F#/Gb5
- Synopsis : As she nurses her baby, Clara sings a lullaby.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by JennyR529@aol.com. Italian translation by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera is in print but unknown what edition or where you can find it. Ask the guy at Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474.
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