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"This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist." - -Horace, Roman poet
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It ain't necessarily so
from Act II, Scene 2 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
- Role : Sportin' Life, a seller of "happy dust" aka dope
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : buffo tenor
- Setting : Kittiwah Island, off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
- Range : D3 to G4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
- Synopsis : At a picnic, Sportin' Life happily sermonizes to the picnickers, telling them (complete with Biblical examples) that even though things seem one way, they may turn out just the opposite.
- 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.
There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York
from Act III, Scene 2 of the English opera, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Libretto : DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
- Role : Sportin' Life, a seller of "happy dust" aka dope
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : buffo tenor
- Setting : Catfish Row (a tenement), the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina, the 'recent past'
- Range : D3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : F3 to F4
- Synopsis : After Bess's love, Porgy, is taken into custody for contempt of court, Sportin' Life tries to convince her to come with him to New York, with 'happy dust' as her reward.
- 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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