From its beginning, “Porgy and Bess” has elicited a wide range of reactions from audiences. Its stereotypes often rub people the wrong way. On the other hand, its music is exciting and memorable, and ...

Now playing in the Grand Theater at Crown Center is Music Theater Heritage’s production of Gershwin’s “PORGY AND BESS.” This is an example of MTH going “all in” on a very challenging show and ...

In the third or fourth phase of his illustrious career, Miles Davis recorded an album called Porgy and Bess. The title didn’t indicate that he was playing the music that George Gershwin had created ...

The pivotal and star-crossed main characters and the Catfish Row community come alive in the highly influential, thought-provoking, and engrossing opera Porgy and Bess. This much discussed opera has ...

The Metropolitan Opera has an eye on relatively modern favorites this week as its Nightly Met Streams series highlights 20th-century titles. The free streams are available starting at 7:30 PM ET each ...

James Robinson’s production takes place in the 1920s inside Catfish Row, a tenement neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina, beginning with its inhabitants relaxing after a day’s work. Drug-dealer ...

Here's the question people always ask about Porgy and Bess: Back in 1933, when George Gershwin sat down at his piano, did he create a musical, an operetta, a quaint period piece, or a white-boy ...

Among the handful of artists who have left a permanent mark on 20th-century American music, George Gershwin stands apart. Capable of writing successfully in multiple idioms, he insisted on striving ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Metropolitan Opera’s revival boasts strong performances but raises difficult questions about race and American music. By Joshua Barone George ...

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The 80-year-old artist's work is on view at his inaugural show with his debut with Venus Over Manhattan. Claude Lawrence, Summertime (2022). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.