During a master class, Leontyne Price said that an aria performed by this character requires a distinctive sighing "like moaning in church." For 10 points each:
[10e] Catfish Row, modeled on the slums of Charleston, is the central location in this opera by George and Ira Gershwin about the two title lovers.
ANSWER: Porgy and Bess
[10m] Name this character who sings "Old man sorrow's come to keep me company" in the aria "My Man's Gone Now," which is sung at her husband Robbins's wake after he is murdered by Crown. Residents of a town gather in this character's room for shelter from a hurricane in that opera.
ANSWER: Serena
[10h] Serena sings "My Man's Gone Now" after Robbins is murdered during a craps game in the courtyard of this location. This place's residents, who include Sportin' Life, sing "It Ain't Necessarily So" in one opera.
ANSWER: Catfish Row
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