Long Land Brown Bess (“First Pattern”): There were three fundamental variations of this first category: the 1730, 1742 and 1756 patterns. Long Land Pattern 1730: ...

Gershwin died in 1937, with Brown still in the role of Bess. "Anne Brown was a pioneer for blacks in the opera," said Nina Krohn, a music critic for Norwegian state broadcaster NRK.

Jonathan Palevsky, host of Opera Preview” on WBJC-FM, recently played original Decca recordings that featured Anne Wiggins Brown, a Baltimore native and soprano who played the role of Bess in ...

Todd Duncan and Anne Brown in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Updated August 25, 2022 at 3:29 PM ET Composer George Gershwin heard only one Bess sing in Porgy and Bess.

A look at the Revolutionary War era Brown Bess musket and it's role in the Battle of Great Bridge. It's now kept in the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum.

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.

Todd Duncan and Anne Brown in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Updated August 25, 2022 at 3:29 PM ET Composer George Gershwin heard only one Bess sing in Porgy and Bess.

For audiences in 1935, Brown must have seemed to own the role of Bess. At a time when there were precious few classically trained Black singers, this newcomer was a revelation.

Anne Wiggins Brown, the African-American soprano who starred as the original Bess in George Gershwin's landmark folk opera Porgy and Bess but saw her career limited by racial discrimination, has ...