// Gershwin //
PORGY AND BESS 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Friday, April 14, 2023 at 7:30PM
Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 2:00PM
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

PORGY AND BESS runs approximately 3 hours, including intermission.
Performed in English with English supertitles.
Suggested PG-13. Some content may not be appropriate for all audiences.

OPERA OVERVIEW

The Gershwins®’ PORGY AND BESS®
by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin

Welcome to Catfish Row, a neighborhood deep in the heart and the heat of Charleston. After a roll of the dice leaves the beautiful Bess abandoned and alone, she finds acceptance and love in an unlikely source. Hope and happiness are high under the summer sun, but out on the horizon, a storm is brewing…

MORE DETAILS

  • Audio Description provided by Arts Access | Friday, April 14
  • HBCU Night at the Opera | Friday, April 14
    Sponsored by North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
    • College student tickets only $15
    • Discount tickets for alumni, faculty, and staff
    •  Join us before the show for a panel discussion
      Harm & Repair: Confronting the Dualities of PORGY AND BESS
      6:30PM | Carolina Room at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
      with featured panelists:
      • Dr. Naomi André
        David G. Frey Distinguished Professor of Music | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
      • Dennis Robinson, Jr.
        Stage Director; Director of Programs & Partnerships | Seattle Opera
      • Tyanna West
        Public Historian & Consultant | Art of Sankofa, LLC

QUESTIONS? We’re here to help! Call the Box Office at 919.792.3853.

This production of PORGY AND BESS is generously underwritten by InServ.

THE ARTISTS

James Meena

Conductor

Dennis Robinson, Jr.

Stage Director

Black and white photo of Nicole Cabell

Nicole Cabell

BESS

Kenneth Overton

PORGY

Victor Ryan Robertson

SPORTING LIFE

Diana Thompson-Brewer

CLARA

Michelle Johnson

SERENA

Donovan Singletary

CROWN

PORGY AND BESS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.
www.concordtheatricals.com

Co-production with Opera Carolina.