George Gershwin personally asked Howard University voice professor Todd Duncan to originate this title role
In 1935, Mr. Duncan was selected by George Gershwin to originate the role 
of ... first Porgy was singer and Howard University voice professor Todd Duncan
,... [DOC] [TLE] Here - livingartsnyc.com [PAR] George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin.