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Porgy and Bess
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| Summertime | | Porgy And Bess (1959) |
| George Gershwin | | Porgy and Bess |
Conceived as an American folk opera, it is considered racist by some
| George Gershwin | | Porgy and Bess (1935) |
Libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Dorothy Heyward. Based on Heyward's novel Porgy.
| Miles Davis | | Porgy and Bess |
| George Gershwin | | Porgy and Bess |
(1935) The original cast contained classically trained black singers rather than white singers in blackface (as was widely accepted at the time), and so marked an important step forward for black actors in American theater.
| Porgy and Bess | | "Summertime" |
Soprano sings a lullaby to her baby in Gershwin opera
| Porgy and Bess | | "I Loves You Porgy" |
| "Porgy and Bess" | | Miles Davis & Gil Evans |
1958 - inducted in 2000