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-Pietro Mascagni after the first performance of Tosca

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My man's gone now
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
      Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin

  • Role : Serena, married to Robbins
  • Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
  • Setting : Serena's room in Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
  • Range : E4 to B6. Tessitura : E4 to E5
  • Synopsis : After her husband Robbins is killed by Crown after an crap game argument, Serena wails her lament at his wake. She laments that she will never be able to hear his footsteps again and that she is alone with her sorrow.
  • 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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