| A medley of selections from Porgy and Bess is the background music for this website. The choice of music could not be more appropriate. George Gershwin, Jewish, wrote his only opera while living at Folly Beach, South Carolina, in 1934. Catfish Row, the legendary focus of the opera, was modeled after one special neighborhood in downtown Charleston, SC.
To play the music, click the play button below. This window must remain active (open) in order to play the music. To stop the music, either use the stop button below or close the window.
|