The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin
10.0
2009
2h 38m
Music
Overview
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Director
Francesca Zambello
Top Cast
Eric Owens
Porgy
Laquita Mitchell
Bess
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Lester Lynch
Crown
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Chauncey Packer
Sportin' Life
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Karen Slack
Serena
Angel Blue
Clara
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Alteouise DeVaughn
Maria
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Eric Greene
Jake
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Michael Bragg
Mingo
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Malesha Jessie
Annie
