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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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