| ID | C52E3B9B-6A5E-4999-BB1B-9E96DEF5326A |
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| Titlecode | EBM0670005 |
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| Title Name | Port Town: An Opera in One Act |
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| Marketing Copy | The opera, based on Hughes's 1926 poem, premiered at Tanglewood in August, 1960, under the direction of Boris Goldovsky. In 1946 Meyerowitz emigrated to the U.S. and became an assistant to Boris Goldovsky , director of the opera program at Tanglewood . In 1951 he became an American citizen. Meyerowitz taught at Brooklyn College (1956–1962) and at the City College of New York. |
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| Instrumentation | Cast: 2(2dPicc).2(2dEH).2(2dBCl).2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(4): Hp: Str |
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| Commission | (not set) |
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| Dedication | (not set) |
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| Program Notes | add |
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| Title Brand | 0 |
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| Year Composed | 1958-1959 |
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| Copyright Number | (not set) |
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| Copyright Year | (not set) |
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| Duration | 60 |
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| Ensemble Size | 13 |
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| Date Created | 2021-05-04 20:22:51.000000 |
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| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:22:51 |
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| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
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| Bsc Code | (not set) |
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| Text Author | Libretto by Langston Hughes |
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| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
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| Recording Credits | (not set) |
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| Review | (not set) |
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| Awards | (not set) |
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| Title Category | 6 |
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| Title Movements | (not set) |
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| Title Grade | (not set) |
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| Set Series ID | (not set) |
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| Title Instrument Category Text | Serious Opera |
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| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
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| Title Sub Category | 55 |
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| Title Instrument Header | 38 |
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| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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| Clean Url | port-town-an-opera-in-one-act-ebm0670005 |
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