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Bookmark or Share- What is the Story of Porgy and Bess? Synopsis & More | ENOSet in 1920s South Carolina, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess is a thought provoking, gritty and spirited ‘folk opera’. When Bess is abandoned by her lover, the only person who shows her kindness is the crippled beggar Porgy.
- Porgy and Bess - WikipediaPorgy and Bess (/ ˈpɔːrɡi /) is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy.
- The Story Behind Gershwin's PORGY and BESS - WRTIToday, the beloved music of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess lives on—and off— the opera stage. On Sunday, August 30th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1, Marin Alsop leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in highlights from Porgy and Bess, featuring soprano Angel Blue singing the role of Bess.
- The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’“Porgy and Bess” provided work for generations of classically trained African-American singers at a time when discrimination barred them from the Met and other leading stages.
- Porgy and Bess (film) - WikipediaPorgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical drama film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge in the titular roles.
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