Porgy and Bess
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Opera: Work details
| Composer: |
George Gershwin |
| Music title: |
Porgy and Bess (1935) |
| Librettist: |
DuBose Heyward |
| Work definition: |
Folk opera in three acts |
| After: |
After the play 'Porgy' by DuBose Heyward and Dorothy Heyward, based on the novel 'Porgy' by DuBose Heyward |
| Language: |
English |
| World premiere: |
10 October 1935, Alvin Theatre, New York |
| ROH premiere: |
9 October 1992, The Royal Opera |
| ROH company premiere: |
9 October 1992, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |