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"I am not blessed with long melodies as Mozart was, I only get as far as short themes." - -Richard Strauss
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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.
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