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Metropolitan Opera – Porgy and Bess
February 1, 2020 @ 4:00 am
Enjoy the Met Opera streaming live in HD at the Lander Library. Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess will show on Saturday, February 1st at 10:55am at the Lander Library.
All are welcome and donations are appreciated.
Run time 3 hours and 30 minutes.
Synopsis:
World Premiere: Alvin Theatre, New York, 1935. A supremely American operatic masterpiece and the most ambitious work by one of the nation’s greatest musical talents, Porgy and Bess focuses on the joys and struggles of a black neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 20th century. The overall combination of music, word, and idea among a complex blend of Americana make this a unique and impressive work both within and beyond the operatic repertory.