ENGLISH CONDUCTOR BRAMWELL TOVEY LEADS CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF GERSHWIN’S PORGY AND BESS SEPTEMBER 27-29
Performances to take place Thursday, September 27, Friday, September 28,
and Saturday, September 29, at 8 p.m.
Reprising one of the highlights of Tanglewood 2011, English conductor Bramwell Tovey, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a distinguished cast of soloists, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus present three performances September 27–29 of George Gershwin’s great American masterpiece, the blues-and-jazz-inflected Porgy and Bess, a view of African-American life in the South Carolina fishing community of Catfish Row during the 1920s. The cast for these concert performances is headlined by Alfred Walker and Laquita Mitchell in the title roles and also includes sopranos Alison Buchanan, Angel Blue, and Marquita Lister; mezzo-soprano Krysty Swann; contralto Gwendolyn Brown; tenors Calvin Lee, Jermaine Smith, and Chauncey Packer; and baritones Gregg Baker, Patrick Blackwell, John Fulton, Robert Honeysucker, and Leon Williams.
For complete programs, ticket information, photos, and artist bios, click here: https://www.box.com/s/bdc46390a330b3d7eba0.