| SUMMERTIME | Aria composed by George Gershwin for the opera Porgy and Bess, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward |
| IRA | _ Gershwin, lyricist who wrote Porgy and Bess with his composer brother, George (3) |
| ELLA | Fitzgerald who recorded "Porgy and Bess" with Louis Armstrong |
| EURASIA | And aria composed by Ms La Cerva in The Sopranos (7) |
| SINGERS | Some toss in Gershwin for the vocalists (7) |
| PORGY | --- And Bess, opera first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward (5) |
| GEORGE | Composer of Rhapsody In Blue and the opera, Porgy And Bess, ... Gershwin |
| GERSHWIN | He composed the opera Porgy and Bess (8) |
| CATFISHROW | 1936 orchestral work by George Gershwin based upon music from his opera Porgy and Bess |
| EVAJESSYE | American conductor, George Gershwin's musical director for his opera Porgy and Bess (3,6) |
| BANJO | A stringed instrument with a circular drum-like body, played in Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess (5) |
| RHAPSODY | ____ In Blue, musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band (8) |
| INBLUE | 1924 composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band |
| BESS | Female character in an opera composed by George Gershwin (4) |
| SOMEONE | Song composed by George Gershwin in 1926, _ To Watch Over Me (7) |
| FIREWORKS | Music for the Royal -; suite composed by George Frideric Handel (9) |
| MUCHA | Czech Art Nouveau decorative artist noted for his poster for the opera Gismonda featuring Sarah Bernhardt (5) |
| SMETANA | Bedrich ---, Czech composer best known for the opera The Bartered Bride (7) |
| ADLER | Harmonica legend who produced his album The Glory Of Gershwin for his 80th birthday, Larry ... |
| BLISSFULNESS | How the sun fills Bess with rapture (12) |
