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The Met’s Porgy and Bess Revisited

January 14, 2020 By Guy St. Clair

In October, when I wrote about the Met’s new production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, I was pretty sure I would be writing about it again. There was more I wanted to say about this important New York event, and now that it is into its second set of performances this season, this seems …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: Boito (Arrigo), Freed, Gershwin (George), Gershwin (Ira), Mahler (Gustav), Mefistofele (opera), Metropolitan Opera Association, National Symphony Orchestra, Noble (T. Tertius), Porgy and Bess (Opera), Richard, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue (New York)

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

October 17, 2019 By Guy St. Clair

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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