"Summertime," composed by George Gershwin for Porgy and Bess, has become one of the most recorded songs in history, with over 25,000 versions. This video explores its origins, from African-American ...

An exhibition at New York’s Scandinavia House features art and music by black Americans who moved to northern Europe in ...

Even so, "Porgy and Bess" survives in its vivid depiction of social issues ... He and his wife Clara (soprano Siphiwe McKenzie, who gets the fabulous "Summertime'') are firmly interwoven into the ...

Wolf Trap Opera alumnus John Holiday, recognized as one of the finest countertenors of his generation by opera aficionados, ...

She sang right up to her last few days, her favorite being “Summertime”, and that singular talent also lives on in her granddaughters’ voices, carrying in them her love of Celtic melodies and “Porgy ...

As screen entertainment, Porgy and Bess retains most of the virtues and some of the libretto traits of the folk opera. As screen entertainment, Porgy and Bess retains most of the virtues and some ...

It was 5° above zero when the 85 members of the Porgy and Bess company got to Leningrad, the first American theatrical troupe ever to visit Russia. Jammed on the station platform to greet them ...

JA Solar and Jinko Solar, two of the world's largest PV module suppliers, and CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer and top battery energy storage system (BESS) supplier, all three from China ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Bess Rothenberg to deputy vice president of the Office of Strategy and Impact (OSI) and Victoria ...

Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, and Convergent Energy and Power (Convergent), a provider of energy storage solutions in North America, have announced completion of a 1.75 MW / 8.4 MWh ...

Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), under the Ministry of Energy, has prequalified a total of 33 local, regional and international companies for the First Group of Battery Energy Storage System ...

The Miami Heat don’t want to extend Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler feels he’s worth an extension or a trade from the Miami Heat. And what’s more, there are still wounds yet to be healed from Pat ...