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Porgy and Bess

First Preview: Jul 7, 2017
Opening Date: Jul 7, 2017
Closing Date: Aug 22, 2017
Running Time: 02:30
Porgy and Bess
https://glimmerglass.org/festival/mainstage/porgy-and-bess/
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Alice Busch Opera Theatre, Cooperstown, NY 13326
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Set in Catfish Row by the shores of Charleston, South Carolina, George Gershwin's classic "folk opera" deals with the attempt of Porgy, a disabled beggar, to create a home for himself and Bess, a young woman whose troubled past threatens to consume her present. 

Porgy and Bess is one of the pillars of the American opera repertory, with unforgettable melodies including “Summertime,” “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” and “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin.’"

Part of The Glimmerglass Festival 2017
ConcertConcertRegionalFamily
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Audience Advisory: Presented in English with projected English text. Many performances SOLD OUT

Performance Schedule

REPERTORY SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 22, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 29, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, July 31, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 5, 8:00 p.m.
Monday, August 7, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 13, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 15, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 17, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 19, 8:00 p.m.
Monday, August 21, 1:30 p.m.

Music
  • George Gershwin
Lyrics
  • Ira Gershwin
Book
  • DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin
Director
  • Francesca Zambello

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Assisted listening devices are complimentary and may be picked up at the Audience Services Desk at the front of the theater one hour prior to the performance. Headphones, earbuds and neck loops are offered to connect to our receivers

  • Elevator/Escalator

    No elevator to the second level of the theater.

  • Parking

    General parking is located across the street from the Alice Busch Opera Theater. Handicapped parking is available on the same side of the street as the theater, and golf cart shuttles travel from the handicapped parking area to the front of the theater

  • Restroom

    Family and handicapped-accessible bathrooms are available.

  • Telephone

    None on premises

  • Translation

    Interpreters and braille programs are available if requested in advance. Please contact the Box Office at (607) 547-2255 at least three weeks in advance of your visit

  • Visual Assistance

    Large-print program books are available upon request. Supertitles with English translations are provided for all subscription-based operas. The lyrics for musicals are also projected above the stage.

  • Wheelchair Info

    The first level of the theater is ADA compliant Please be aware there is no elevator to the second level of the theater.

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