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Porgy and Bess – A Monumental New Look at an American Classic

October 17, 2019 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

When I mentioned to a friend that I was going to attend the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Porgy and Bess he seemed surprised. “Opera?” he asked. “I thought that was a Broadway musical.” Many people feel this way, in part because their experiences with Porgy and Bess have not come from hearing about the show as …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: Blue (Angel), Evans (Owen), Gershwin (George), Gershwin (Ira), Metropolitan Opera Association, Porgy and Bess (Opera), Schultz (Golda)

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