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The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠
From 11 to 21 July 2012, London Coliseum
 
 
To mark 75 years since George Gershwin’s tragically early death, Cape Town Opera performs this exuberantly colourful staging of the great American songwriter’s immortal ‘folk opera’ Porgy and Bess.
 
A jazzy fusion of classical opera and Broadway musical, boasting some of the most unforgettable melodies in the song repertoire – including ‘Summertime’ and ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’ – Porgy and Bess is not only America’s greatest opera but the only opera fully to embrace the African-American experience.
 
Originally set among the teeming black community of Catfish Row, a run-down tenement in 1920s South Carolina, the opera tells of the crippled beggar Porgy’s desperate attempts to rescue the beautiful Bess from her twin dependency upon her violent lover Crown and the sleazy dope-dealer Sportin’ Life.
 
Created to celebrate Cape Town Opera’s 10th anniversary in 2009, this vibrantly physical production brilliantly highlights the work’s universal and enduring message by shifting the action to apartheid-era Soweto.
 
 
Running time: 2hrs 45mins
 
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Event Venue Date  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Wed 11/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Thu 12/07/2012 14:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Thu 12/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Fri 13/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Sat 14/07/2012 14:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Sat 14/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Mon 16/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Tue 17/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Wed 18/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Thu 19/07/2012 14:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Thu 19/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Fri 20/07/2012 19:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Sat 21/07/2012 14:30  
The Gershwins' ® Porgy and Bess℠ Coliseum - London, GB Sat 21/07/2012 19:30  

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