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Your search criteria were: Database searched-aria Role-Crown Range Function-not used Voice Part-All Language-All "I am not blessed with long melodies as Mozart was, I only get as far as short themes." -Richard Strauss View All Quotes 1 aria found matching your criteria. No. 1-1 displayed in alphabetical order by opera. Search : In these results-      Entire Aria Database- A red-headed woman       from Act II, Scene 4 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin       Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin Role : Crown, a tough stevedore Voice Part : baritone Setting : Serena's room in Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past' Range : D3 to F4. Tessitura : F3 to D4 Synopsis : During a fierce storm, Crown laughs at the rest of the inhabitants of Catfish Row in their lack of good mood. He says that they should instead sing through the storm and starts up a song about the "virtues" of a red-headed woman. Sound file : none Translation and/or Aria Text : none 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.