78 RPM 1930'S FOUR RECORD SET RARE 1ST RECORDING PORGY AND BESS JAZZ OPERA

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Jan 2, 2014 Sold Date

Dec 28, 2013 Start Date

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A RARE FOUR PIECE RECORD SET 78 RPM RecordS

WITH THE RARE RED SEAL RCA VICTOR LABEL

THIS UNIQUE RECORD SET IS OF A COLLECTORS SERIES RECORDED IN THE 1930'S

THERE ARE NOT MANY OF THESE AROUND

THAT STILL HAVE ALL FOUR 12 INCH 78RPM RECORDS INTACT AND IN THIS CONDITION

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THIS WAS THE FIRST RECORDING SOLD OF THE FAMOUS GEORGE GERSHWIN AMERICAN OPERA.

PORGY AND BESS

Porgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. It was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and subsequent play of the same title, which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward. All three works deal with African-American life in the fictitious Catfish Row (based on the area of Cabbage Row[1]) in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1920s.

Originally conceived by George Gershwin as an "American folk opera", Porgy and Bess premiered in New York in the fall of 1935 and featured an entire cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. Gershwin chose the African-American musician Eva Jessye as the choral director for the opera.

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THE RECORDS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE AND PLAY WELL...

THE COVERED ALBUM AND COVERS

ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR ON THE EDGES

YOUR ITEM WILL BE CAREFULLY, PROFESSIONALLY PACKAGED AND SHIPPED

AS SOON AS PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.

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