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I got plenty o' nuttin'
      from Act II, Scene 1 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
      Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin

• Role : Porgy, a cripple
• Voice Part : bass-baritone   Fach : lyric bass|dramatic baritone
• Setting : Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
• Range : B3 to D4. Tessitura : C#/Db3 to B4
• Synopsis : Porgy sings happily that although he has no worldly possessions, he'll never lose everything he really needs because it's all free.
• 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.

Buzzard keep on flyin'
      from Act II, Scene 1 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
      Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin

• Role : Porgy, a cripple
• Voice Part : bass-baritone   Fach : lyric bass|dramatic baritone
• Setting : Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
• Range : A#/Bb3 to E4. Tessitura : E3 to D4
• Synopsis : After a buzzard flys over Catfish Row, Porgy tells it to keep on going and not bring its bad luck to his life which seems perfect at the moment.
• 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.

Bess, o where's my Bess?
      from Act III, Scene 3 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
      Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin

• Role : Porgy, a cripple
• Voice Part : bass-baritone   Fach : lyric bass|dramatic baritone
• Setting : Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
• Range : B3 to F4. Tessitura : E3 to E4
• Synopsis : Porgy returns from being jailed for contempt of court to find that his girl, Bess, is gone. As Maria and Serena tell him that she has gone with Sportin' Life to New York, Porgy continues to lament her departure.
• 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.