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Porgy and Bess

Exploring Porgy and Bess, the opera by George and Ira Gershwin inspired by the novel 'Porgy' by Dubose Heyward. The novel was based on the true story of Samuel Smalls and Maggie Barnes.

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22 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project