The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Release Date: 2009-04-19

Runtime: 158

Languages: English

Rating: 10

Votes: 1

Genres: Music

Director: Francesca Zambello

Description: 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 th...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.Read More

Production Companies:

San Francisco Opera