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David Charles Abell

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Garnett Bruce

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Peter J Davison

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Paul Tazewell

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Mark McCullough

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Eric Sean Fogel

Singer

Bass-baritone

Morris D Robinson

Porgy

Soprano

Talise Trevigne

Bess

Baritone

Donovan Singletary

Crown

Tenor

Jermaine Smith

Sportin' Life

Reginald Smith Jr

Jake

Jacqueline Echols

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Kimberly Hernandez

Lily

Indra Thomas

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La'Shelle Allen

Maria

Musa Ngqungwana

Martin Bakari

Mingo

Timofey Miller

Peter

Phillip Bullock

Jarrod Lee

Undertaker

Ernest Jackson

Nelson

Mezzo-soprano

Jouelle Roberson

Strawberry woman

Tiffany Uzoije

Annie

Demetrius Sampson, Jr.

Crabman

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Mark Kincaid

Detective

Michael Patten

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Atlanta Opera

English

Porgy and Bess

Atlanta

United States

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

John A Williams Theatre

Porgy and Bess Gershwin

Public

Approved

"There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night."
- Albert Camus

General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun shares his insight into the state of The Atlanta Opera and how the company has remained committed to its values amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

From the extraordinary writing duo of George and Ira Gershwin comes a Depression-era masterpiece rich in timeless tunes, including “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” and “Bess, You Is My Woman Now.” Considered the great American opera, Porgy and Bess was inspired by Charleston’s Cabbage Row, a 1920s community bound by faith, tears, music, and laughter. In a tender love story, Porgy and Bess seek harmony in the face of addiction and social injustice.

Scenery produced by The Glimmerglass Festival; Costumes by The Glimmerglass Festival and Washington National Opera

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