Porgy and his unconditional love really ought to form the emotional center of this show (he’s Butterfly to Bess’s Pinkerton, as it were), but his flinty bass-baritone and grim acting distanced him both from the audience and from the onstage community of Catfish Row.Īmong that community, though, a number of excellent individual performances shone. Ken Howard / Met OperaĮven more miraculous was her working all this magic with so little support from the nominal star of the piece, Owens. Performances continue through October 16, with the staging returning to the repertory for seven performances in early 2020.Porgy (Eric Owens, seated center) greets the citizens of Catfish Row. The Met continues its tradition of broadcasting the opening-night presentation live on screens throughout Times Square.
Brown, costumes by Tony winner Catherin Zuber, sets by Tony winner Michael Yeargan, lighting by Tony winner Donald Holder, and projection design by Luke Halls. The production features choreography by Tony nominee Camille A.
The creative team also boasts a handful of Broadway veterans. Playbill will continue to update this list as more reviews come in.
New York Magazine/Vulture (Justin Davidson) New York Classical Review (George Grella) Read what critics thought of the New York production in the reviews below. The staging, a co-production with English National Opera and Dutch National Opera, hails from director James Robinson. A new staging of Porgy and Bess opened September 23 at the Metropolitan Opera, marking the start of the New York City opera house’s 2019–2020 season.Įric Owens and Angel Blue take on the title roles of the Gershwin and Heyward opera, leading a cast that also includes Golda Schultz as Clara, Latonia Moore as Serena, Denyce Graves as Maria, Frederick Ballentine as Sportin’ Life, Alfred Walker as Crown, and Ryan Speedo Green as Jake.
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