Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ opens on Broadway 80 years ago this hour (Oct 10 1935)


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(Thursday, October 10, 1935, 8:10 p.m. EST) — The George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess, featuring an entire cast of classically trained African-American singers, opened tonight at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway in New York.

The leading roles were played by Todd Duncan and Anne Brown.