Last night we went to see "Porgy and Bess" at the Chicago Lyric Opera. We saw Lulu by Alban Berg a couple of weeks ago. The operas share were both written at the same time in the mid-30s, and focus on a women's relationship with several men. I enjoyed Lulu much more than Porgy and Bess - not a common view among my acquaintances in Chicago, several of whom did not stay for the whole work. My view of Porgy may be colored by my memories of the great jazz performances of some of Gershwin's melodies. The Ella Fitzgerald version below gives me goosebumps!
The operatic voices don't stand a chance.
The operatic voices don't stand a chance.
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