
Released
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.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $1,887,761
English
Budget--
Revenue $1,887,761
Keywords
slum
drug addiction
pimp
beggar
prostitution
doomed love
all black cast
poverty row
charleston
filmed opera
live theatre
filmed theater
romantic drama
paraplegia
Casts

Angel Blue
Bess

Eric Owens
Porgy
Golda Schultz
Clara

Alfred Walker
Crown
Frederick Ballentine
Sportin' Life
Donovan Singletary
Jake

Latonia Moore
Serena

Audra McDonald
Self - Host
Errin Duane Brooks
Mingo
Chauncey Packer
Robbins
Norman Garrett
Jim
Jamez McCorkle
Peter

Denyce Graves
Maria
Grant Neale
A detective
Tichina Vaughn
Lily
Bobby Mittlestadt
An undertaker
Chanae Curtis
Annie
Arthur Woodley
"Lawyer" Frazier
Jonathan Tuso
Nelson
Aundie Marie Moore
Strawberry woman
Chauncey Packer
Crab man
Michael Lewis
A coroner
Neo Randall
Scipio
MET Orchestra
Crews

Ira Gershwin
Lyricist

George Gershwin
Songs
David Robertson
Conductor
DuBose Heyward
Original Story
Michael Yeargan
Set Designer
Donald Holder
Lighting Design
Paul Cremo
Dramaturgy
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer

Mia Bongiovanni
Supervising Producer

Peter Gelb
General Manager

Elena Park
Supervising Producer
DuBose Heyward
Writer
James Robinson
Production Design

Camille A. Brown
Choreographer
David Frost
Music Producer
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor

Catherine Zuber
Costume Designer
Luke Halls
Projection
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Ryan Park
Assistant Costume Designer

George Gershwin
Original Music Composer
Dorothy Heyward
Writer

Gary Halvorson
Director

Ira Gershwin
Writer
Backdrops & Posters


