The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

10.020092h 38mReleased
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In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

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Director

Francesca Zambello

Writer

Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward

Language

English

Top Cast

Eric Owens

Eric Owens

Porgy

Laquita Mitchell

Laquita Mitchell

Bess

L

Lester Lynch

Crown

C

Chauncey Packer

Sportin' Life

K

Karen Slack

Serena

Angel Blue

Angel Blue

Clara

A

Alteouise DeVaughn

Maria

E

Eric Greene

Jake

M

Michael Bragg

Mingo

M

Malesha Jessie

Annie

S

Samantha McElhaney

Strawberry Woman

A

Amber Mercomes

Lily

M

Michael Austin

Robbins

A

Ashley Faatoalia

Crab Man

C

Calvin Lee

Peter

F

Frederick Matthews

Nelson

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