Internationally acclaimed opera Porgy and Bess returns to New Zealand stages in August for seven gala performances. Dates include Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal on August 22; ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland on August 23 and 24; and Westpac St James Theatre in Wellington on August 25 and 26.

Based on the DuBose Heyward novel set in Charleston's famed Catfish Row, Porgy and Bess tells the moving story of the cripple Porgy and his love for the beautiful, haunted Bess. Theirs is a union frowned upon by the rest of the entirely black community, who disapprove of Porgy's "fancy woman" and her free living and drug dependency.
Internationally acclaimed opera Porgy and Bess returns to New Zealand stages in August for seven gala performances. Dates include Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal on August 22; ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland on August 23 and 24; and Westpac St James Theatre in Wellington on August 25 and 26.

Based on the DuBose Heyward novel set in Charleston's famed Catfish Row, Porgy and Bess tells the moving story of the cripple Porgy and his love for the beautiful, haunted Bess. Theirs is a union frowned upon by the rest of the entirely black community, who disapprove of Porgy's "fancy woman" and her free living and drug dependency.
This production, featuring an all African American cast and a live orchestra, was last seen in New Zealand in 1997. New Zealand audiences can once again enjoy this thrilling production of the Gershwin classic, which has captivated audiences around the world.

The jazz and blues inspired score features classic Gershwin songs including Summertime; I Got Plenty o' Nuttin; It Ain't Necessarily So; Bess,You Is My Woman Now; as well as magnificent choruses that stunned audiences and critics alike at its 1935 world premiere in Boston.

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