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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. Buy Tickets. During the 2019–20 season, one of America’s greatest operas returned to the Met stage for the first time in 30 years, with the premiere of James Robinson’s vibrant new production of Porgy and Bess.
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World Premiere: Alvin Theatre, New York, 1935. A supremely American operatic masterpiece and the most ambitious work by one of the nation’s greatest musical talents, Porgy and Bess focuses on the joys and struggles of a black neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 20th century.
“Porgy and Bess” comes to the Met at a time when the United States is consumed with conflicts over prejudice, demonization of the “other,” economic inequality, sexual assault and an opioid...
Nov 1, 2021 · If it’s possible for even the slightest bit of good to have come out of the pandemic shutdown of 2020, then the Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Porgy and Bess, which opened at Sunday’s matinée, is a positive result of the pandemic.
Nov 1, 2021 · The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019 production of “Porgy and Bess” returned on Sunday, with exhilarating performances but blandly naturalistic direction. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. By...
Nov 2, 2021 · On October 31, 2021, the Metropolitan Opera opened this season’s run of the Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess.” This revival of James Robinson’s acclaimed, 2019 production saw nearly the entire cast return to Catfish Row for a truly powerful opening night, led by conductor David Robertson.
Sep 23, 2019 · 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.
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