// 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
- Dr. Naomi André
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
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.