"My Man's Gone Now" is an aria from George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess, first performed in 1935. Gershwin composed the music and DuBose Heyward wrote the lyrics. The aria is sung by Serena, who performs it at the wake of her husband, Robbins. Ruby Elzy created the role in the original production. Since then the piece has become a jazz standard, recorded and performed by singers and instrumentalists far beyond the opera stage. Its place in the score is among the most widely known numbers from Porgy and Bess, and it has been reinterpreted in many styles over the decades.
