Opera Scotland

George Gershwin Suggest updates

Born New York, 26 September 1898.

Died Hollywood, 11 July 1937.

American composer.

Works performed in Scotland are shown in bold:

01   The Rainbow (1923) (de Courville, Wallace & Scott; Grey)

02   Primrose (London 1924) (Bolton & Grossmith; Carter)

03   Tell Me More! (1924) (Thompson & Wells; I Gershwin & DeSylva)

04   Lady, Be Good! (1924) (Bolton & Thompson; I Gershwin)

05   Tip-Toes (1925) (Bolton & Thompson; I Gershwin)

16   Oh, Kay! (1926) (Bolton & Wodehouse; cpsr & I Gershwin)

07   Strike Up the Band (1927, rev 1930) (Kaufman; I Gershwin)

08   Funny Face (1927) (Thompson & Gerard-Smith; I Gershwin)

09   Girl Crazy (1930) (Bolton & McGowan; I Gershwin)

10   Of Thee I Sing (1932) (Kaufman & Ryskind; Gershwin)

11   Pardon My English (1933) (H Fields & Ryskind; G & I Gershwin)

12   Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933) (I Gershwin)

13   Porgy and Bess (New York 1935) (Hayward; I Gershwin)                      

14   Crazy For You (1992) (Ludwig; I Gershwin)