November 26, 2024
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (BANGOR, MAINE

Comments for: Hollis Alpert chronicles genesis of `Porgy and Bess’

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PORGY AND BESS, by Hollis Alpert, Alfred A. Knopf and Co., 354 pages, $35. American operas have not fared too well, either in their native country or abroad. “The Pipe of Desire,” “The Canterbury Tales,” “Susanna,” “The Ballad of Baby… Read More

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