Porgy and Bess (opera, 1935)

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  • Based on "Porgy," a play by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward. Music and lyrics by George Gershwin. Libretto written by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. Original Broadway production opened October 10, 1935, starring Todd Duncan (Porgy) and Anne Brown (Bess).

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Ira Gershwin Collection

  • US US.INSON MSS 087
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  • 1954

1 handwritten letter from Ira Gershwin to a Miss Rittenband dated November 27, 1954 regarding "Porgy and Bess."

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983