I Loves You, Porgy
| I Loves You, Porgy | |
|---|---|
| Duet from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin | |
| Genre | Opera, jazz |
| Premiere | |
| Date | September 30, 1935 |
| Location | Colonial Theatre (Boston) |
"I Loves You, Porgy" is a duet from the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.[1] It was performed in the opera's premiere in 1935,[2] and on Broadway the same year by Anne Brown and Todd Duncan.[1] They recorded the song on volume 2 of the album Selections from George Gershwin's Folk Opera Porgy and Bess in 1942.[3]
Nina Simone's recording of the song (from her first album, Little Girl Blue, 1958[4]) went to number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B charts.[5] Christina Aguilera performed the song at the Grammy Nomination Concert in December 2008.[6]
References
- ^ a b Burlingame, Sandra. "I Loves You Porgy (1935)". jazzstandards.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Today in History – September 2: Porgy and Bess, Library of Congress
- ^ "Decca presents selections from George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess", University of Southern California Libraries
- ^ Viglione, Joe. Nina Simone at AllMusic
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 528.
- ^ Sarah Rodman (December 4, 2008). "Lil Wayne tops Grammy nods amid a British invasion". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
External links
- "I Loves You Porgy", details, text, opera-arias.com
- Video on YouTube, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis
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