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World Service,12 Jan 2004,22 mins

Porgy and Bess

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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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