The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
“From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin”
2009•2h 38m•10.0•Released
Music
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.
Director
Francesca Zambello
Writer
DuBose Heyward
Languages
English
Studio
San Francisco Opera
Cast
Eric Owens
Porgy
Laquita Mitchell
Bess
Lester Lynch
Crown
Chauncey Packer
Sportin' Life
Karen Slack
Serena
Angel Blue
Clara
Alteouise DeVaughn
Maria
Eric Greene
Jake
Michael Bragg
Mingo
Malesha Jessie
Annie
Samantha McElhaney
Strawberry Woman
Amber Mercomes
Lily
Michael Austin
Robbins
Ashley Faatoalia
Crab Man
Calvin Lee
Peter
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