Name: Porgy and Bess
Start: 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Organization

Admin

Washington National Opera

Director(a) de escena

Francesca Zambello

Director(a) orquestal

Kwamé Ryan

Coreógrafo(a)

Eric Sean Fogel

Escenógrafo(a)

Peter J Davison

Diseñador(a) de vestuario/Figurinista

Paul Tazewell

Diseñador(a) de iluminación

Mark McCullough

Cantante

Bajobarítono

Michael Sumuel

Porgy

Reginald Smith Jr

Soprano

Brittany Renee

Bess

Alyson Cambridge

Contralto

Denyce Graves

Maria

Tenor

Chauncey Packer

Sportin' Life

Barítono

Norman Garrett

Crown

Kenneth Kellogg

Vuvu Mpofu

Clara

Benjamin Taylor

Jake

Amber Monroe

Serena

Orchestra

The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

inglés

Porgy and Bess -  (Porgy y Bess)

Washington D.C.

Estados Unidos

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Opera House

Porgy and Bess Gershwin

Public

Porgy y Bess

Sushant Karmakar

Válido

It’s “summertime, and the livin’ is easy” in Catfish Row, a working-class fishing town in South Carolina. When a murder shakes the community and tempts Bess to return to her drug-filled past, Porgy becomes her unlikely refuge. As a hurricane descends and Bess’ violent old flame returns, she’ll find herself torn between Porgy’s steadfast love and the demons that tempt her.

Artistic Director Francesca Zambello’s adaptation of Gershwin’s landmark “folk opera” returns after playing to critical acclaim across renowned opera stages. Often considered the first great American opera, Porgy and Bess melds jazz, gospel, and folk styles. A new generation of talented singers assembles to take on Gershwin’s beloved music, from the gentle duet “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” to the instantly recognizable “Summertime” lullaby.

Themes of community resilience, acceptance, and redemption weave through this poignant story, ultimately asking if even the most unwavering love can drive out darkness.

English

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