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The Gershwins'
Porgy and Bess
June 28 & 30, July 6 • 7:30 p.m.
July 8 • 3 p.m.

By George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin

OVERVIEW || TICKETS || CAST & CREATIVE TEAM || SYNOPSIS || LEARN MORE

Rise up singing.

It was the biggest decision she'd ever made. She was coming clean. No more binges, no more waking up who-knows-where. He would be her happiness, now and always. Morning time and evening time, he would be her strength.

THE OPERA
Cincinnati Opera is proud to present the great American opera Porgy and Bess in all its original glory. This is the full operatic version with internationally acclaimed opera singers and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. No rewrites. No reduction of orchestral forces. This is George Gershwin's gritty and glorious masterpiece Porgy and Bess for the first time on the Cincinnati Opera stage.

THE CAST
Canadian superstar soprano Measha Brueggergosman will portray the conflicted Bess. The powerful bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu returns to sing the role of Porgy. Their soaring duet, "Bess, You Is My Woman Now," is a guaranteed goosebumps moment. Other musical highlights include "Summertime" and "It Ain't Necessarily So," among many others.


Measha Brueggergosman Bess	Jonathan Lemalu Porgy	Gordon Hawkins Crown	Steven Cole Sporting Life

Learn more about Porgy and Bess:
An interview with Porgy and Bess stage director Lemuel Wade
Essay: "America's Great Folk Opera" by Tammy L. Kernodle
Essay: "How Porgy Came to Be" by Evans Mirageas

WVXU Radio Program: "How Porgy Came to Be" by Evans Mirageas

Part I

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Part II

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Video: Evans Mirageas previews The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
httpv://youtu.be/JdNvu4KHsuY

Want to learn more, and watch our performers sing? View all of our Porgy and Bess videos here.

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess June 28 & 30, July 6 • 7:30 p.m. July 8 • 3 p.m.

The Gershwins'
Porgy and Bess
June 28 & 30, July 6 • 7:30 p.m.
July 8 • 3 p.m.