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Porgy and Bess is an opera and tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black beggar living in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from her violent lover. It first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, and lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. It was based on DuBose Heywards novel Porgy. Porgy and Bess premiered in New York in the fall of 1935. The work was not widely accepted in the United States as a legal opera until 1976, Despite this success, the opera has been controversial; some critics have considered it a racist portrayal