George Gershwin

The Gershwins Porgy and Bess

NEW PRODUCTION /FIRST TIME IN HD
By George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess returns to the Met for the first time since 1990, in a new
production directed by James Robinson in his company debut. America’s “folk opera,” as the
1935 creators described it, tells the story of disabled beggar Porgy, sung by Eric Owens, and
his love for the drug-addicted Bess, portrayed by Angel Blue. David Robertson conducts a
stellar cast that also includes Donovan Singletary as fisherman Jake, Golda Schultz as his
wife Clara, Latonia Moore as the bereaved widow Serena, Frederick Ballentine as drug
dealer Sportin’ Life, Alfred Walker as the brutal stevedore Crown, and Denyce Graves as
Maria, town matriarch and operator of the local cook-shop.

Infused with the timeless melodies of the much-loved classics “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin,” and “My Man’s Gone Now,” the new co-production with English National Opera and Dutch National Opera was hailed as a triumph at its
premiere in London earlier this year.

Creators

Conductor: David Robertson
Production: James Robinson
Set Designer: Michael Yeargan
Costume Designer: Catherine Zuber
Lighting Designer: Donald Holder
Projection Designer: Luke Halls
Cast: David Robertson; Angel Blue (Bess), Golda Schultz (Clara), Latonia Moore (Serena),
Denyce Graves (Maria), Frederick Ballentine (Sportin’ Life), Eric Owens (Porgy), Alfred
Walker (Crown), Donovan Singletary (Jake)

Venues

  1. Athens: Athens Concert Hall
  2. Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki Concert Hall
  3. Volos: Achillion Cinema
  4. Patra: Conference and Cultural Centre of the University of Patras
  5. Ιraklio: Cultural and Conference Center
  6. Agrinio: Municipal Theatre of Agrinio
  7. Trikala: Municipal Theatre of Trikala Mylos
  8. Zakynthos: Cine Foskolos Zakynthos
  9. Chania: Centre of Architecture in Mesogeios
  10. Syros: Apollon Theatre Syros
  11. Alexandroupoli: Municipal Theatre of Alexandroupolis
  12. Limassol - Cyprus: Rialto Theatre
  13. Larnaka - Cyprus: Κ – CINEPLEX Cinemas
  14. Nicosia – Cyprus: Κ – CINEPLEX Cinemas
  15. Pafos - Cyprus: Κ – CINEPLEX Cinemas
February 1, 2020, at 19:55 Venues