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Folk opera in three acts by Gershwin to a libretto by DuBose Heyward after his novel Porgy (1925), with lyrics by Heyward and Ira Gershwin (New York, 1935).

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Porgy and Bess
in The Oxford Companion to the American Musical Length: 933 words
Porgy and Bess (1935)
in The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3) Length: 318 words
Porgy and Bess
in The Oxford Companion to Music (1 rev) Length: 31 words
Porgy and Bess
in The Grove Book of Operas (2) Length: 1864 words

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