Summertime
by Clara in Act 1 Scene 1
A
Woman Is a Sometime Thing by Jake in Act 1 Scene 1
My
Man's Gone Now by Serena in Act 1 Scene 2
I
Got Plenty of Nuttin' by Porgy in Act 2 Scene 1
Bess,
You Is My Woman Now duet by Porgy and Bess in Act
2 Scene 1
It
Ain't Necessarily So by Sportin' Life in Act 2 Scene 2
I
Loves You Porgy duet by Bess and Porgy in Act 2 Scene 3
Clicking on one of the above titles will take you to a page where the lyrics are shown and the music will play in the background. Some imagination may be required because in the duets the singers are singing different lyrics at the same time in some instances.
All of the action takes place on Catfish Row in Charleston, SC and the story is pretty well known by now, but googling "Porgy and Bess" will get you a synopsis of the opera and an idea of who these characters are and what they add to the story of poor Bess and her unfortunate and crippled Porgy.
My only idea here is to present some more Gershwin music in a way that is easy to digest and understand.