Porgy and Bess

Plot Summary

The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.

7.0 /10

1993

GBUS

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opera

disability

black singer

sex worker

glyndebourne

black love

disabled protagonist

disabled male lead