The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

Directed by Francesca Zambello

“From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin”

Music · 2h 38m

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.

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Cast

Eric Owens Porgy Laquita Mitchell Bess
L
Lester Lynch Crown
C
Chauncey Packer Sportin' Life
K
Karen Slack Serena Angel Blue Clara
A
Alteouise DeVaughn Maria
E
Eric Greene Jake
M
Michael Bragg Mingo
M
Malesha Jessie Annie
S
Samantha McElhaney Strawberry Woman
A
Amber Mercomes Lily

Crew

Director
Francesca Zambello
Writer
DuBose Heyward
Novel
DuBose Heyward

Details

Release date
2009-04-19
Runtime
2h 38m
Genres
Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
San Francisco Opera