Scenes from Porgy and Bess (opera in three acts) by the American composer George Gershwin (1898 – 1937), performed at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on October 10, 1935.

   Scenes from Porgy and Bess (opera in three acts) by the American composer George Gershwin (1898 – 1937), first performed at the Colonial Theatre, Boston, on September 30, 1935. But the opera—which premiered at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on October 10, 1935—is considered to be the first great American opera. It contains many beloved musical numbers, including the arias “Summertime” and “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’.”

   Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy.

Catfish Row, from the Porgy & Bess set.