In 1935, the American composer George Gershwin (1898-1937), the author of the famous Rhapsody in blue (1924), created his opera Porgy and Bess, which he wanted to see and hear performed by African-American singers. The work stands out within the lyrical repertoire as a remarkably fluid synthesis between Western tradition, jazz – booming in the 1930s – and popular music.
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