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The Gershwins'® Porgy and Bess®, opera

15
November
20 26
21
November
20 26
Location :
10 Av. Princesse Grâce, 98000 Monaco
OTHER ALL AUDIENCES
PMR

Porgy and Bess echoes the French operas of Ravel and Debussy that Cecilia Bartoli has been programming at the Monte-Carlo Opera since the start of her tenure. George Gershwin's admiration for Ravel can be heard clearly in his piano concertos, while Ravel himself was impressed by Gershwin's compositions and, more broadly, fascinated by American popular music, which was introduced to France in the 1920s by figures such as Josephine Baker.

The Gershwins'® Porgy and Bess®

Introduction

From "Summertime" to jazz rhythms and even the street cries that Gershwin heard during a study trip to Charleston, all these elements shape the sound palette of his only opera. Yet the work's evocative power, the inventiveness of its orchestration, the strength of its choruses and the dramatic intensity of the solo arias are all rooted directly in the legacy of the European Impressionist and verismo traditions.

At the heart of the drama lies the impossible love between the disabled beggar Porgy and the beautiful Bess, who is a victim both of a former lover and of the "happy dust" offered to her by a drug dealer as seductive as he is demonic.

Opera in three acts
Music by George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, based on the play Porgy by DuBose Heyward and Dorothy Heyward
World premiere: Boston, Colonial Theatre, 30 September 1935

New production

As part of Monaco National Day celebrations

Conductor | Lee Reynolds
Director | Jean-Louis Grinda
Sets | Rudy Sabounghi
Costumes | Stéphanie Putegnat
Lighting design | Laurent Castaingt
Choreography | Caroline Roëlands
Videos | Julien Soulier
Choirmaster | Antoinette Huyssen

Porgy | Michael Sumuel
Bess | Brittany Olivia Logan
Crown | Bongani Kubheka
Serena | Leah Hawkins
Clara | Brandie Sutton
Maria | Adriana Bignagni Lesca
Jake | Donovan Singletary
Sportin'Life | Chauncey Packer

CHOIR OF THE CAPE TOWN OPERA
MONTE-CARLO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

The Gershwins®’ PORGY AND BESS®
by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin

PORGY AND BESS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.
www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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Opening hours : 00h00
Date : Sunday 15 November 2026
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