Listen to this aria from the opera.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

One of the first broadcasts came from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City in nineteen ten.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

These are some of our favorites. One of the most famous songs about summer is from George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess."

VOA: special.2009.06.22

One famous song from this opera includes the wife,Desdemona, mournfully singing "Ave Maria."

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Here Todd Duncan sings "Porgy's Lament" from the Gershwin opera, "Porgy and Bess."

VOA: special.2010.03.07

The seventy-two year old singer is retired now from opera.

VOA: special.2009.11.30