Gershwin - Porgy and Bess

Willard White and Cynthia Haymon sing "Bess You Is My Woman Now" from George Gershwin's

Porgy and Bess


Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a crippled black man living in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her pimp, and Sportin' Life, the drug dealer.

Porgy and Bess was the first American opera ever to be performed at La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy