IPR broadcasts The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS

Iowa Public Radio kicks off its Opera in October series with a radio broadcast of our 2022 production of The Gershwins' quintessential American opera, Porgy and Bess. 

This production of Porgy and Bess is sung in English and features Kevin Deas as Porgy, Michelle Johnson as Bess, Leah Hawkins as Serena, Norman Garrett as Crown, Simon Estes as Lawyer Frazier, Jermaine Smith as Sportin' Life, Jacqueline Echols as Clara, Blake Denson as Jake, Lucia Bradford as Maria, Errin Duane Brooks as Robbins, David Morgans Sanchez as Mingo, Patrick Blackwell as Undertaker, Roland Hawkins II as Peter, Brandon Bell as Jim, with Maestro Michael Ellis Ingram conducting the DMMO Festival Orchestra.

Tune in to your local IPR Classical radio station or stream it on IowaPublicRadio.org on Saturday, October 1 at 8pm (CDT).