Anne Brown (1912-2009)

Anne Brown, who created the role of Bess in the Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess," has died in Oslo, Norway, at the age of 96. Her obituary in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/arts/music/17brown.html?ref=music

Another obituary, in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/mar/24/anne-brown-soprano-obituary