Gershwin's Porgy and Bess

Marin Alsop, conductor
Kwame Kwei-Armah, director
Morgan State University Choir, Eric Conway, director

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess

Derrick Parker, Porgy
Laquita Mitchell, Bess
Leah Hawkins, Maria
Larry D. Hylton, Sportin' Life
Lester Lynch, Crown

The experiences and love story of the denizens of Catfish Row make Porgy and Bess one of the most beloved American operas. The concert version of Gershwin’s music offers humor, romance and tragedy in timeless songs now firmly established in the Great American Songbook.

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