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"Yes...I've been the cause of many sins. Sometimes I feel remorse...Only occasionally, because...there are also many people who owe their happiness to it." - -Charles Gounod on temptations his opera Faust may have caused others
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Listen to yo' daddy warn you (A woman is a sometime thing)
from Act I, Scene 1 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
- Role : Jake, a fisherman
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : dramatic baritone
- Setting : Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
- Range : D3 to F4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
- Synopsis : After Clara is unable to get her baby to sleep, her husband Jake decides to help by singing the baby his own "lullaby". His song warns his child facetiously that a woman may appear loyal but she can turn on you at any time.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : 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.
Oh, I'm a goin' out (It take a long pull to get there)
from Act II, Scene 1 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
- Role : Jake, a fisherman
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : dramatic baritone
- Setting : Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
- Range : E3 to G4. Tessitura : E3 to E4
- Synopsis : As he sits with the other fishermen repairing fishnets, Jake sings a rowing song.
- 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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