[Met Performance] CID:357253
New Production
Porgy and Bess {55} Metropolitan Opera House: 09/23/2019., Metropolitan Opera Radio Sirius XM channel 75/Streamed live at metopera.org/Times Squarecast
(Debuts: James Robinson, Camille A. Brown, Frederick Ballentine, Chauncey Packer, Reginald Smith, Jr., Jamez McCorkle, Grant Neale, Bobby Mittelstadt, Damien Geter, Chanáe Curtis, David Leong, Arthur Woodley, Michael Lewis, Neo Randall, Jonathan Tuzo)
Metropolitan Opera House
September 23, 2019 Broadcast/Streamed/Times Squarecast
Opening Night (135)
Peter Gelb General Manager
New Production
PORGY AND BESS {55}
George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin.
Porgy...................Eric Owens
Bess....................Angel Blue
Sporting Life...........Frederick Ballentine [Debut]
Crown...................Alfred Walker
Clara...................Golda Schultz
Jake....................Ryan Speedo Green
Serena..................Latonia Moore
Robbins.................Chauncey Packer [Debut]
Mingo...................Errin Duane Brooks [Debut]
Jim.....................Reginald Smith, Jr. [Debut]
Peter...................Jamez McCorkle [Debut]
Lily....................Tichina Vaughn
Maria...................Denyce Graves
Undertaker..............Damien Geter [Debut]
Annie...................Chanáe Curtis [Debut]
Frazier.................Arthur Woodley [Debut]
Strawberry Woman........Leah Hawkins
Crab Man................Chauncey Packer
Detective...............Grant Neale [Debut]
Policeman...............Bobby Mittelstadt [Debut]
Coroner.................Michael Lewis [Debut]
Scipio..................Neo Randall [Debut]
Nelson..................Jonathan Tuzo [Debut]
Conductor...............David Robertson
Production..............James Robinson [Debut]
Set Designer............Michael Yeargan
Costume Designer........Catherine Zuber
Lighting Designer.......Donald Holder
Projection Designer.....Luke Halls
Choreographer...........Camille A. Brown [Debut]
Fight Director..........David Leong [Debut]
The production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund and
Douglas Dockery Thomas
Broadcast live on Metropolitan Opera Radio Sirius XM channel 75
Streamed live at metopera.org
Transmitted to screens at Times Square
Met Opera on demand streaming
The National Anthem was played before the perforrmance
Co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam;
and English National Opera
Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names
Subjects:
- 2019-20
- Porgy and Bess: Conductor [Robertson, David]
- Porgy and Bess: Porgy [Owens, Eric]
- Porgy and Bess: Bess [Blue, Angel]
- Porgy and Bess: Sporting Life [Ballentine, Frederick]
- Porgy and Bess: Crown [Walker, Alfred]
- Porgy and Bess: Clara [Schultz, Golda]
- Porgy and Bess: Mingo [Brooks, Errin Duane]
- Porgy and Bess: Jake [Green, Ryan Speedo]
- Porgy and Bess: Serena [Moore, Latonia]
- Porgy and Bess: Robbins/Crab Man [Packer, Chauncey]
- Porgy and Bess: Jim [Smith, Reginald, Jr.]
- Porgy and Bess: Peter [McCorkle, Jamez]
- Porgy and Bess: Lily [Vaughn, Tichina]
- Porgy and Bess: Maria [Graves, Denyce]
- Porgy and Bess: Undertaker [Geter, Damien]
- Porgy and Bess: Frazier [Woodley, Arthur]
- Porgy and Bess: Scipio [Randall, Neo]
- Porgy and Bess: Strawberry Woman [Hawkins, Leah]
- Porgy and Bess: Detective [Neale, Grant]
- Porgy and Bess: Policeman [Mittelstadt, Bobby]
- Porgy and Bess: Coroner [Lewis, Michael]
- Porgy and Bess: Annie [Curtis, Chanáe]
- Porgy and Bess: Nelson [Tuzo, Jonathan]
- Porgy and Bess: Production [Robinson, James]
- Porgy and Bess: Set Designer [Yeargan, Michael]
- Porgy and Bess: Costume Designer [Zuber, Catherine]
- Porgy and Bess: Lighting Designer [Holder, Donald]
- Porgy and Bess: Projection Designer [Halls, Luke]
- Porgy and Bess: Choreographer [Brown, Camille A.]
- Porgy and Bess: Fight Director [Leong, David]
- The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund: 2019-20: Production gift: Porgy and Bess
- 2019-20:Porgy and Bess: Production gift: The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund
- Thomas, Douglas Dockery: 2019-20: Production gift: Porgy and Bess
- 2019-20: Porgy and Bess: Production gift: Douglas Dockery Thomas
- 2019-20: Porgy and Bess:17 performances: New Production: Robinson/Yeargan/Zuber: American Opera: Statistics
Met Careers
- Brown, Camille A. [Choreographer]
- Halls, Luke [Projection Designer]
- Holder, Donald [Lighting Designer]
- Leong, David [Fight Director]
- Ballentine, Frederick [Tenor]
- Blue, Angel [Soprano]
- Brooks, Errin Duane [Tenor]
- Curtis, Chanáe [Soprano]
- Gelb, Peter [General Manager]
- Geter, Damien [Actor]
- Graves, Denyce [Mezzo Soprano]
- Green, Ryan Speedo [Bass Baritone]
- Hawkins, Leah [Soprano]
- Lewis, Michael [Actor]
- McCorkle, Jamez [Tenor]
- Mittelstadt, Bobby [Actor]
- Moore, Latonia [Soprano]
- Neale, Grant [Actor]
- Owens, Eric [Bass Baritone]
- Packer, Chauncey [Tenor]
- Randall, Neo [Child Actor]
- Robertson, David [Conductor]
- Robinson, James [Production]
- Schultz, Golda [Soprano]
- Smith, Jr.,Reginald [Baritone]
- Tuzo, Jonathan [Tenor]
- Vaughn, Tichina [Mezzo Soprano]
- Walker, Alfred [Bass Baritone]
- Woodley, Arthur [Bass]
- Yeargan, Michael [Set Designer]
- Zuber, Catherine [Costume Designer]
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