Porgy and Bess
Co-production with Atlanta Opera
Dates: January 28-29 & February 3-6, 2011
Time: 7:30pm (on Jan 28, 29; Feb 3, 4, 5); 2:00pm (on Feb 6)
Location: Singletary Center for the Arts
Porgy and Bess is an opera first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by Dubose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. The work deals with African American life in the fictitious Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1920s. Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black beggar living in the slums. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin' Life, the drug dealer. The Kentucky State University Choir will join UK Opera for this production. A new technology never used before will be implemented for the scenic design in this production. UK Opera Theater and UK's Vis Center will be collaborating to create this new technology.
Production Photos & Video
UK Opera Theatre & The Atlanta Opera on SCRIBE Technology
Press
Atlanta Opera to mount high-tech 'Porgy and Bess'
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Febrary 10, 2011
The Atlanta Opera's new techno-savvy production breathes new life into the classic tale...cont.
Video: UK Opera's 'Porgy and Bess'
Copious Notes, Febrary 2, 2011
Rich Copley shares a video look at the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre's production of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess...cont.
Review: UK Opera's 'Porgy and Bess'
LexGo.com, January 29, 2011
There was a lot for Central Kentucky music lovers to anticipate in UK Opera Theatre's opening night performance of Porgy and Bess...cont.
Stars align for UK Opera's 'Porgy and Bess'
LexGo.com, January 27, 2011
University of Kentucky Opera Theatre director Everett McCorvey has always had a special place in his heart for Porgy and Bess, George Gershwin's 1935 American folk opera...cont.
UK's digital backdrops put it in the theatrical forefront
Kentucky.com, January 23, 2011
The University of Kentucky Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments created a system to project high-resolution images on giant screens that will be used as backdrops for UK Opera Theatre's upcoming production of Porgy and Bess...cont.
TV Spot
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