"On My Way": The Untold Story of Rouben Mamoulian, George Gershwin, and Porgy and Bess - Hardcover

Joseph Horowitz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393240134 ISBN 13: 9780393240139

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2013

Synopsis

Rouben Mamoulian directed the original production of Porgy and Bess, the opera that catapulted his career and led to both successes and failures. With newly released information, Joseph Horowitz shows that, more than any other individual, Mamoulian transformed DuBose Heyward's 1925 novella, into an epic theatre work. In vividly rendered scenes, "On My Way" transports readers to the rehearsals and performances that Mamoulian singularly reconceived and choreographed and the laudatory or scathing reviews that followed. Part history and part biography, "On My Way" re-creates Mamoulian's unique directorial style on stage and screen, his collaboration with musical genius George Gershwin and the opera that changed the face of American musical life.

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Review:

Blending his strengths as a writer, scholar, critic, storyteller, and fan, Joseph Horowitz explores the talents of Rouben Mamoulian, who helped to make Porgy and Bess America's premier opera. --Richard Crawford, author of America's Musical Life: A History

About the Author:

A former The New York Times music critic, Joseph Horowitz is the award-winning author of ten books exploring the history of American music, including Classical Music in America (ISBN 978 0 393 33055 7).

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0393240134
• ISBN 13: 9780393240139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256