The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
9.5
|Music
2020-02-01
190 mins
The Plot
The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.
Cast and Crew
Angel Blue
Bess
Eric Owens
Porgy
Golda Schultz
Clara
Alfred Walker
Crown
Frederick Ballentine
Sportin' Life
Donovan Singletary
Jake
Latonia Moore
Serena
Audra McDonald
Self - Host
Errin Duane Brooks
Mingo
Chauncey Packer
Robbins
Norman Garrett
Jim
Jamez McCorkle
Peter
Denyce Graves
Maria
Grant Neale
A detective
Tichina Vaughn
Lily
Bobby Mittlestadt
An undertaker
Chanae Curtis
Annie
Arthur Woodley
"Lawyer" Frazier
Jonathan Tuso
Nelson
Aundie Marie Moore
Strawberry woman
Chauncey Packer
Crab man
Michael Lewis
A coroner
Neo Randall
Scipio