Porgy and Bess American opera in Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel. March 1-8, 2017

STAGIONE LIRICA 2011-2012 Teatro di San Carlo THE GERSHWINS’ ® PORGY AND BESS℠ - direttore William Barkhymer

The famous American opera Porgy and Bess is coming to Israel in March. Composed by George Gershwin and containing hits such as Summertime, the opera made its debut it 1935 and tells the love story of Porgy and Bess, addicted to drugs, in the African American frame in the United States. The opera will be performed by 48 actors by the New York Harlem Theatre. Porgy and Bess will perform in Haifa at the Congress Centre on March 1, and in Tel Aviv at the Mann Auditorium from March 3 to March 8, 2017.