Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. It was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and the play of the same name which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward. All three works deal with African American life in the fictitious Catfish Row (based on the real-life Cabbage Row) in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1920s. O... more

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George Gershwin

George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are universally familiar. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works, including more than a dozen Broadway...

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DuBose Heyward

DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1924 novel Porgy, which was the basis for the play by the same name and opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin. With his wife Dorothy, whom he met at the MacDowell Colony in 1922, he was co-author...

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