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Porgy And Bess

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Composers George Gershwin
First performanceEmerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Arias Summertime
My Man's Gone Now
Lyricists Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
CharactersStrawberry woman
Crab man
Sportin' Life
Librettists Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Academy Award for Best Original Musical
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About Porgy And Bess


Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by the 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 of the same name.

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