The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
"From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin"
2009-04-19
10
en 158mMusic
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.
Conductor
John DeMain
Director
Francesca Zambello
Choreographer
Denni Sayers
Stage Director
Francesca Zambello
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin
Songs
George Gershwin
opera drug addiction musical south carolina based on play or musical cripple poverty row charleston 1900s 20th century romantic drama
Status
ReleasedCountries
- United States of America
Companies
- San Francisco Opera
