A new production of the ground-breaking musical by Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin & Moss Hart! Directed by Matthias Davids Conducted by James Holmes Starring Austrian soprano Julia Koci as Liza Elliott
The critically acclaimed new production of Porgy and Bess returns to the Metropolitan Opera as part of the 2021/2022 season. Conducted by James Robinson, the opera stars Eric Owens (Porgy), Angel Blue (Bess), Janai Brugger (Clara), Latonia Moore (Serena), Denyce Graves (Maria), Frederick Ballentine (Sportin' Life), Alfred Walker (Crown), and Ryan Speedo Green (Jake).
London Philharmonic Orchestra Karina Canellakis, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano
An American in Paris Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Keith Lockhart, conductor
October 25, 2021
More news from the world of George and Ira Gershwin. Hollywood is abuzz with the announcement of the impending production of Fascinating Rhythm, a movie to be co-produced by the legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese (Raging…
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News from the world of George and Ira Gershwin. The Library of Congress recently announced the digitization of the original bound, handwritten manuscript of George Gershwin’s two-piano score of the Rhapsody in Blue that the…
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We’re all missing the experience of live performance and we hope to see you again soon with the joyous music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin. In the meantime, please check out these online…
Read MoreAugust 31, 2020
The Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess will be available to stream for two days over Labor Day weekend, September 4 and 5, 2020. Visit https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=810004200944 for more details ***** And…
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The pianist, actor, and playwright Hershey Felder, whose one-man shows about the lives and music of musical geniuses from Irving Berlin to Ludwig von Beethoven and beyond have thrilled audiences around the world, will reprise…
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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….
Read MoreOctober 4, 2019
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…
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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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