George Gershwin miraculously melded classical music, popular song, jazz, blues and spirituals in this quintessentially American masterpiece that tells the poignant story of a crippled beggar, the headstrong woman he loves, and the community that sustains them both. General Director David Gockley, whose association with Porgy and Bess has restored it to a mainstay of the operatic repertoire, presents director Francesca Zambello’s critically acclaimed production. Alan Rich of LA Weekly calls her staging “by some distance, the finest and most enjoyable of the couple of dozen productions I have attended of Porgy and Bess.”

• Approximate running time: 3 hours, 15 minutes including one intermission
• Sung in English with English supertitles


• Washington National Opera production
• This production is made possible, in part, by Company Sponsors John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn
• Production photo: Karin Cooper, courtesy of Washington National Opera
• Cast, program and schedule are subject to change

Performances

• Tue Jun 9 2009   8 pm
• Fri Jun 12 2009   8 pm High-definition video projection screens will be featured on the balcony level for this performance.

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• Sun Jun 14 2009   7:30 pm High-definition video projection screens will be featured on the balcony level for this performance.

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• Thu Jun 18 2009   7:30 pm High-definition video projection screens will be featured on the balcony level for this performance.

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• Sun Jun 21 2009   2 pm
• Wed Jun 24 2009   7:30 pm
• Sat Jun 27 2009   8 pm

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