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September 15, 2013 06:19:05 PM

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Porgy and Bess

Location:

Charleston, SC

Why is this work an American Icon?:

Written by an American Jewish composer, George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" is a full-on opera that celebrates the lives and loves of poor black people. It has some of the most beautiful, powerful arias in all of opera, including the searing "My Man's Gone Now" - raw grief in musical form.

First name:

Charles

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