Synopsis
\nThe Gershwins\u2019 Porgy and Bess returns to the Met for the first time since 1990, in a new production directed by James Robinson in his company debut. America\u2019s \u201cfolk opera,\u201d as the 1935 creators described it, tells the story of disabled beggar Porgy, sung by Eric Owens, and his love for the drug-addicted Bess, portrayed by Angel Blue. David Robertson conducts a stellar cast that also includes Donovan Singletary as fisherman Jake, Golda Schultz as his wife Clara, Latonia Moore as the bereaved widow Serena, Frederick Ballentine as drug dealer Sportin\u2019 Life, Alfred Walker as the brutal stevedore Crown, and Denyce Graves as Maria, town matriarch and operator of the local cook-shop. Infused with the timeless melodies of the much-loved classics \u201cSummertime,\u201d \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Necessarily So,\u201d \u201cBess, You Is My Woman Now,\u201d \u201cI Got Plenty o\u2019 Nuttin,\u201d and \u201cMy Man\u2019s Gone Now,\u201d the new co-production with English National Opera and Dutch National Opera was hailed as a triumph at its premiere in London earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Cast
\nDavid Robertson; Angel Blue (Bess),\u00a0Golda Schultz (Clara),\u00a0Latonia Moore (Serena),\u00a0Denyce Graves (Maria),\u00a0Frederick Ballentine (Sportin\u2019 Life),\u00a0Eric Owens (Porgy),\u00a0Alfred Walker (Crown),\u00a0Donovan Singletary (Jake)<\/p>\n
Directors
\nConductor: David Robertson Production: James Robinson<\/p>\n