that are still performed today. And he wrote what many consider to be the most beautiful American opera, "Porgy and Bess."

VOA: special.2009.02.08

One of these, the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, is home to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the Pittsburgh Opera.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

These are some of our favorites. One of the most famous songs about summer is from George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess."

VOA: special.2009.06.22

He has designed productions for performance groups including Cirque du Soleil, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and Disney Theatrical Productions.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

He also created set designs for "The Nutcracker" ballet by Tchaikovsky and "The Magic Flute" opera by Mozart.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

Then the opera will move on to Calgary,Canada and the California cities of San Diego and San Francisco.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

Like many of the performances at Capital Fringe, this opera is not about costly and complex production values.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

Sendak and Kushner worked together to stage their own version of "Brundibar" as an opera for children.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

Other musicians include the rock band Parikrama the violinist L.Subramaniam, and the opera singer Anando Mukerjee.

VOA: special.2011.03.16

So most opera composers base their works on very tragic stories of love and death.

VOA: special.2010.12.12

Later that evening, Paul put on his black tuxedo and went to the opera.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Mario Ritter tells us more. The Dallas Opera in Texas and four other opera companies hired American composer Jake Heggie to write the opera "Moby Dick."

VOA: special.2010.06.11

Here Todd Duncan sings "Porgy's Lament" from the Gershwin opera, "Porgy and Bess."

VOA: special.2010.03.07

Marian Anderson grew to love opera, because it joined singing and acting.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

He made fun of doctors, college officials,opera singers, diplomats and government officials.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

It is "I Loves You,Porgy" from George Gershwin's opera, "Porgy and Bess."

VOA: special.2009.10.04

He also wrote an opera, and music for piano and orchestra.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

Sendak has also worked on many theater and opera productions.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

and "A Night at the Opera." In "Horse Feathers,"

VOA: special.2009.07.19

Gershwin also wrote an opera,"Porgy and Bess."

VOA: special.2009.02.15

I'm very proud of him, and the Opera house is very pleased with this exhibition."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Fayza Abdel Monem is the general manager of the Opera House museums and Exhibitions.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Indeed,it was more than Horne's talent as an entertainer that brought artists such as Vanessa Williams, Dianne Carroll,Dionne Warwick and the international opera star Jessye Norman to Saint Ignatius Loyola on Friday.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15