Porgy and Bess

First Preview: Jul 07, 2017

Opening Date: Jul 07, 2017

Closing Date: Aug 22, 2017

Running Time: 02:30

https://glimmerglass.org/festival/mainstage/porgy-and-bess/

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Glimmerglass Festival

Alice Busch Opera Theatre Box 191 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

Age Guidance: 13

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

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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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

Directions Driving

New York City is about a four-hour drive from The Glimmerglass Festival.87 North to ALBANY (approx. 120 miles – depending on where you get on 87)-90 West (NYS THRUWAY)to exit 25A toward Schenectady/Binghamton (10 miles)-88 West to EXIT 24 for US 20/Duanesburg (5 miles)-20 West to RT 80/ SPRINGFIELD CENTER (45 Miles)-Turn Left onto RT 80 SOUTH-Drive 2 MILES south on 80. -GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL on LEFT

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.