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The Muses Are Heard is an early journalistic work of Truman Capote. Originally published in The New Yorker, it is a narrative account of the cultural mission by The Everyman's Opera to the U.S.S.R. in the mid-1950s. Capote was sent to accompany the Opera as it staged a production of Porgy and Bess.
In 1955, with the Cold War well in force, an American impresario arranged for his all-black theater troupe to visit Moscow and Leningrad to present PORGY AND BESS. Author Truman Capote attached himself to the company and the results are here in the wonderful nonfictional account he called THE MUSES ARE HEARD (1956).
Jun 25, 2010 · The muses are heard, an account. by. Capote, Truman, 1924-. Publication date. 1956. Topics. Everyman Opera, inc, Music. Publisher. New York, Random House.
The Muses Are Heard: An Account Hardcover – January 1, 1956. by Truman Capote (Author) 4.3 118 ratings. See all formats and editions. "...a wicked, witty and utterly devastating account of the journey to Leningrad of 94 Americans and two dogs, all connected with the widely heralded production of PORGY AND BESS." - Sterling North.
The Muses Are Heard by Truman Capote - The 4778th greatest book of all time. In this non-fiction account, the narrative follows an eclectic American theater troupe as they embark on a groundbreaking tour to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The Muses are Heard: An Account. Truman Capote. Random House, 1956 - Music - 182 pages. "...A wicked, witty and utterly devastating account of the journey to Leningrad of 94 Americans and two...
The Muses Are Heard is Truman Capote's ironic, true-life account of following the Everyman Opera Company's journey to the Soviet Union for a production of the Gershwin opera, "Porgy and Bess," during the most frigid part of the Cold War.
