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- catalog abstract ""A center of controversy over its portrayal of African-Americans since its debut, Porgy and Bess has thrived amidst a changing social climate for more than 60 years. This extraordinary program, narrated by Ruby Dee, chronicles the history of George and Ira Gershwin's uniquely American folk opera, set against the backdrop of America's turbulent struggle to resolve its racial inequities. Academic experts address the still-volatile racial aspects of the work, while octogenarian Anne Brown, the original Bess, and other illustrious alumni and noted literary figures including Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Diahann Carroll, and Maya Angelou are featured in interviews and eloquent performance clips."--Container.".
- catalog contributor b11586942.
- catalog contributor b11586943.
- catalog contributor b11586944.
- catalog contributor b11586945.
- catalog contributor b11586946.
- catalog contributor b11586947.
- catalog contributor b11586948.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""A center of controversy over its portrayal of African-Americans since its debut, Porgy and Bess has thrived amidst a changing social climate for more than 60 years. This extraordinary program, narrated by Ruby Dee, chronicles the history of George and Ira Gershwin's uniquely American folk opera, set against the backdrop of America's turbulent struggle to resolve its racial inequities. Academic experts address the still-volatile racial aspects of the work, while octogenarian Anne Brown, the original Bess, and other illustrious alumni and noted literary figures including Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Diahann Carroll, and Maya Angelou are featured in interviews and eloquent performance clips."--Container.".
- catalog description "Producer, James A. Standifer; director, Nigel Noble, director of photography, Dyanna Taylor; editor, Ann Collins; narrator, Ruby Dee.".
- catalog description "VHS.".
- catalog extent "1 videocassette (84 min.) :".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences,".
- catalog requires "VHS.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "African Americans in the performing arts.".
- catalog subject "Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.".
- catalog subject "Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 Porgy and Bess.".
- catalog subject "Opera United States.".
- catalog title "Porgy and Bess [videorecording] : an American voice.".
- catalog type "image".