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Composer of the Week: Gershwin

BBC Radio 3
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5/5. Hollywood and an Opera
Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess (1935) divided opinion, and it followed a succession of box-office duds. So he struck a deal with RKO to write songs for a film starring Fred Astaire. Presented by Donald Macleod. Repeated from Friday

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Unknown:
Fred Astaire.
Presented By:
Donald MacLeod.
Source: Radio Times

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