Portland Opera: Porgy and Bess

Controversial, provocative, and widely considered the greatest American opera, this landmark of Black artistic representation uses jazz, blues, and spirituals to examine resilience, identity, and the ways in which connections are forged within community.

A live radio-show style format at Newmark Theatre

Composed by George Gershwin, arranged by Russell Garcia

Libretto by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward

Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin