George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess  

Friday, April 2, 2010    8 pm

Merrill Auditorium, Portland, Maine

The drama of love, murder, and hope on Catfish Row springs to teeming life in a dazzling 75th anniversary tour of George Gershwin’s  “Porgy and Bess” in a brand new production with riveting choreography and glamorous costumes.  Approved by the Gershwin Estate, produced by veteran opera impresario Michael Capasso, General Manager of New York’s Dicapo Opera Theatre, in association with noted producer Willette Murphy Klausner, (“Three Mo’ Tenors”).  “Porgy” is directed by the brilliant African American Charles Randolph-Wright (“Mama I Want To Sing”). Don’t miss this celebration of America’s most beloved opera, with a stellar all African American cast of sensational performers.

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$53 $46 $38 - Students $20
Subscribers/Members $48 $41 $33

NOTE: Member, Subscriber, and Student tickets are not available on line. To purchase these tickets, call PortTix at 207.842.0800 or visit the PortTix Box Office at Merrill Auditorium. 

 

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George Gershwin’s  Porgy and Bess

“Packed with pleasures ... a powerful production with a virtuoso cast deeply experienced in this great American opera.” – Washington Post