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Behind the Scenes of Porgy and Bess
Clip | Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
The Top 5 Can’t-Miss Operas of Great Performances at the Met Season 14
GP at the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
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[music swells] ♪ Summertime, and the livin' is easy ♪ ♪ Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high ♪ ♪ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin' ♪ ♪ So hush little baby, Don't you cry ♪ ♪ One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing ♪ ♪ And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky ♪ ♪ But 'til that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you ♪ ♪ With Daddy and Mammy standin' by ♪

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