Charles Williams: 'Porgy & Bess' and 'Five Langston Hughes Songs.'
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Scope and Contents
- Baritone Charles Williams performed selections from the folk opera 'Porgy and Bess' and 'Five Langston Hughes Songs,' composed by Elsie Siegmeister. In between performances, he spoke about the plot and history of the opera as well as the songs composed by Siegmeister. He also addressed questions, many of which revolved around his study of opera. Williams performed the role of Sportin' Life in the folk opera 'Porgy and Bess' at the Metropolitan Opera for two successive seasons.
- Lecture and performance. Sound only. Related to exhibition 'The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties.' Dated 19860710.
- Date
- 1986
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (audio cassette)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Topic
- American woman entrepreneur
- African Americans
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Singers
- African American singers
- Opera
- Poetry
- Poets
- African American poets
- Harlem Renaissance
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Citation
- Charles Williams: 'Porgy & Bess' and 'Five Langston Hughes Songs,' Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-024, Item ACMA AV001226_A
- Local Numbers
- ACMA AV001226_B
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- Date
- 1985-09 - 1986-12