Film
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
United States- Age rating
- 12
- Director
- Gary Halvorson
- Year
- 2020
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.
Top cast
Eric Owens
Porgy
Angel Blue
Bess
Frederick Ballentine
Sportin' Life
Alfred Walker
Crown
Golda Schultz
Clara
Donovan Singletary
Jake
Latonia Moore
Serena
Chauncey Packer
Robbins / Crab Man
Errin Duane Brooks
Mingo
Norman Garrett
Jim
Jamez McCorkle
Peter
Tichina Vaughn
Lily
Denyce Graves
Maria
Grant Neale
A detective
Bobby Mittlestadt
An undertaker
Chanae Curtis
Annie
Arthur Woodley
"Lawyer" Frazier
Aundie Marie Moore
Strawberry woman
Directed by
Gary Halvorson
Written by
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward
Produced by
Victoria Warivonchik, Louisa Briccetti
