Awash in the hard light of a summer afternoon in South Carolina, the opening scene of Washington National Opera’s “Porgy and Bess” bears the muted sepia glow of an old photograph — one that springs to ...

In the third or fourth phase of his illustrious career, Miles Davis recorded an album called Porgy and Bess. The title didn’t indicate that he was playing the music that George Gershwin had created ...

Soprano Angel Blue as Bess and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as Porgy in HGO's productionof Porgy and Bess. Credit: Michael Bishop When George Gershwin died in Hollywood in 1937 at the age of 38 from a ...

Opening Night at the Metropolitan Opera! The very words tingle with palpable electricity and anticipation. Whether you attend in person, or go to the Times Square simulcast, or whether you listen on ...

" It's an extraordinarily rich story," said. Khori Dastoor with more than a hint of awe in her voice. Houston Grand Opera's general director and CEO is talking about "Porgy and Bess," George ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Porgy’s Ghost author and historian Harlan Greene stands in front of the structure that inspired ...

Now playing in the Grand Theater at Crown Center is Music Theater Heritage’s production of Gershwin’s “PORGY AND BESS.” This is an example of MTH going “all in” on a very challenging show and ...

Porgy and Bess, which made its New York debut in 1935, is known as the “first great American opera.” But Porgy and Bess has also long been called out for cultural appropriation and stereotyping. Now, ...

James Robinson’s production takes place in the 1920s inside Catfish Row, a tenement neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina, beginning with its inhabitants relaxing after a day’s work. Drug-dealer ...

“PORGY AND BESS” is the greatest American opera. You will know at least a couple of its songs, even if you’ve never seen it. “Summertime” began as an aria but has become a jazz standard. So has Bess’s ...

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