The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin
20092h 38minMusic MoviesEnglish
10.0

Plot

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.

WriterIra Gershwin
DirectorFrancesca Zambello
ActorEric Owens, Laquita Mitchell, Lester Lynch
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionSan Francisco Opera