Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.
- genus: Music
- Studio: The Metropolitan Opera
- keyword: slum, drug addiction, pimp, beggar, prostitution, doomed love, all black cast, poverty row, charleston, filmed opera, live theatre, filmed theater, romantic drama, paraplegia
- cast: Angel Blue, Eric Owens, Golda Schultz, Alfred Walker, Frederick Ballentine, Donovan Singletary
