[DOC] [TLE] Anne Brown - Wikipedia [PAR] Anne Brown (August 9, 1912  March 13, 2009) was an African American 
soprano who created the role of "Bess" in the original production of George 
Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess in 1935. ... Brown took part of opera history 
when she sang Bess for the world premiere of Porgy .... The Music of Black 
Americans: A History. [DOC] [TLE] Porgy and Bess - Wikipedia [PAR] Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera composed in 1934 by George 
Gershwin, with a libretto written by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin from 
Heyward's novel Porgy and later play of the same title. Porgy and Bess was first 
performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, and ... The leading roles were 
played by Todd Duncan and Anne Brown. [DOC] [TLE] Anne Brown: Soprano who starred in the original production of ... [PAR] Apr 16, 2009 ... In 1935, the soprano Anne Brown created the role of Bess in George ... shy 
student when she read that George Gershwin was casting black singers ... for 
eight months, the longest run up to then of any revival in stage history. [DOC] [TLE] Anne Brown Biography at Black History Now - Black Heritage ... [PAR] Apr 24, 2013 ... 1912-2009  Anne Brown navigated a difficult path through the segregated music 
and theater communities of her time to become one of its outstanding soprano ... 
all the roles in the opera for and with him, as Gershwin was composing. ... On 
September 30, 1935, Brown sang Bess in the show's first public... [DOC] [TLE] AFROCENTRIC VOICES: Anne Wiggins Brown Biography [PAR] Jan 29, 2012 ... Biography on soprano Anne Wiggins Brown. ... Anne Brown and Todd Duncan in 
original production of Porgy and Bess, 1935. There was another black girl at 
Juilliard at that time and she came one ... As work on the opera progressed, 
Bess's role grew to the point that Brown suggested to Gershwin that the... [DOC] [TLE] Anne Brown: She Put The Bess In 'Porgy And Bess' : NPR [PAR] Mar 18, 2009 ... The Baltimore-born singer dazzled George Gershwin so much that he upsized ... 
Anne Brown co-starred with Todd Duncan in the original Broadway ... it had lost 
her: Soprano Anne Brown died on Friday in Norway at age 96, ... For audiences 
in 1935, Anne Brown must have seemed to own the role of Bess. [DOC] [TLE] Anne Wiggins Brown, Gershwin's first 'Bess' - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Mar 12, 1998 ... DURING Women's History Month, it's easy to list famous women, but many ... One 
such person with Baltimore roots is Anne Wiggins Brown, ... Ms. Brown, a 
soprano, was in many ways ill-suited for the role of Bess. At first, Gershwin 
worried that her complexion was too light to play a black woman on stage. [DOC] [TLE] Anne Brown, Gershwin's orginal Bess, dies in Oslo | Deseret News [PAR] Mar 18, 2009 ... Anne Wiggins Brown, the African-American soprano who starred as ... "Porgy and 
Bess," first performed in 1935, was based on DuBose ... Gershwin died in 1937, 
with Brown still in the role of Bess. ... She then studied at traditionally black 
Morgan College in Baltimore, now called Morgan State University. [DOC] [TLE] Anne Brown, Gershwin's original Bess, dies in Norway | News OK [PAR] Mar 20, 2009 ... OSLO  Anne Wiggins Brown, the black soprano who starred as the original ... 
Porgy and Bess, first performed in 1935, was based on DuBose Heyward's novel 
"Porgy. ... Louisiana accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco has died; Black history finds 
... Gershwin died in 1937, with Brown still in the role of Bess. [DOC] [TLE] Obituary: Anne Brown | Music | The Guardian [PAR] Mar 23, 2009 ... Obituary: African-American soprano and creator of the role of Bess in ... Had it not 
been for the American soprano Anne Brown, who has died aged 96, George 
Gershwin's ... It was Brown who not only created the role

Question: In 1935 black soprano Anne Brown originated this Gershwin role
Answer: Bess