Airs Saturday, July 4, at 12 noon. On this week's broadcast from the Lyric Opera of Chicago we present George Gershwin’s classic Porgy & Bess featuring Eric Owens as Porgy and Adina Aaron as Bess with Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi as Clara; Chase Taylor as Mingo; Jermaine Smith as Sportin’ Life; Norman Garrett as Jake; Karen Slack as Serena; Bernard Holcomb as Robbins; Earl Hazell as Jim; Curtis Bannister as Peter; Veronica Chapman-Smith as Lily; and Gwendolyn Brown as Maria. Ward Stare will lead the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus and Michael Black is our chorus master. Suzanne Nance will host.
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
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Scene from Porgy and Bess
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Eric Owens and Adina Aaron in Porgy and Bess
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Karen Slack and Gwendolyn Brown in Porgy and Bess
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Eric Greene, Adina Aaron, and Jermaine Smith in Porgy and Bess
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