A new production of the opera, directed by Matthew Wild and conducted by Wayne Marshall Starring Eric Greene & Simon Shibambu (alternating as Porgy), Nicole Cabell & Jeanine de Bique (alternating as Bess), Nadine Benjamin & Brandie Sutton (alternating as Clara), Nmon Ford & Garrett Keast (alternating as Crown), Ray M. Wade & Zwakele Tshabalala (alternating as Sportin' Life), Mary Elizabeth Williams & Pumeza Matshikiza (alternating as Serena), and Tichina Vaughn (Maria) With the Wiener KammerOrchester and the Cape Town Opera Chorus
Rhapsody in Blue + songs London Concert Orchestra Richard Balcombe, conductor Viv McLean, piano Katie Birtill & Rodney Earl Clarke, vocalists
Catfish Row, Strike Up the Band overture + songs Blossom Music Festival The Cleveland Orchestra Bramwell Tovey, conductor Tracy Dahl, soprano
April 30, 2020
Some news from the world of George and Ira Gershwin. Until we can all safely return to our favorite theaters and concert stages, to hear once again in a live setting George’s concert works and…
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News from the world of George and Ira Gershwin for the first two months of 2020: Singer and songwriter Garth Brooks (pictured) will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a…
Read MoreDecember 31, 2019
Some highlights in the world of George and Ira Gershwin for the last month of 2019: Let ‘Em Eat Cake, the Gershwins’ sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning satirical comedy Of Thee I Sing, received a…
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The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s disc Transatlantic (Fanfare Cincinnati), which includes the first recording of the critical edition of George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, was just nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance….
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Some of the reviews Washington Post: Met Opera Offers a Porgy of Its Time That Speaks to Ours New York Times: A Splendid Porgy and Bess Opens the Met Opera Season New York Magazine: A Gorgeous Porgy…
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2019
The captivating new book Summertime: George Gershwin’s Life in Music (W. W. Norton; $39.95) is the culmination of nearly twenty years of research by Richard Crawford, Emeritus Professor of Musicology at the University of Michigan….
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On May 3, 2019, PBS will broadcast the awarding of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to two of the most popular entertainers and songwriters of the past thirty years: Emilio and…
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Due to popular demand, the film of the musical version of An American in Paris, recorded during its run at London’s West End in 2017, returns to cinemas in the UK beginning on May 7,…
Read MoreNovember 29, 2018
On November 20, 2018, former Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington passed away at a hospital in Washington, DC of complications from pneumonia. He was 89. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in 1929, Dr. Billington…
Read MoreOctober 30, 2018
PBS will air the “Live Capture” of the Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris as part of its Broadway’s Best series this coming Friday, November 2. The film captures the London production of the…
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2018
For anyone wishing to celebrate today’s 120th anniversary of George Gershwin’s birth with a purchase, Heritage Auctions has two fabulous items open for bids next month. On October 12, a highly-unusual Cecil Beaton photographic portrait…
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