Summertime in the south is gonna be a scorcher! Hang on to your seat as Virginia Opera presents the Gershwins’ 1935 bittersweet love story set in Catfish Row Charleston, S.C. during the early 1920s. This landmark musical tells the story of Porgy, a crippled man, and his attempts to rescue his love Bess from her pimp, Crown, and her drug dealer, Sportin’ Life. This classic, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary, blends traditional African-American church music, chords from the Gershwins’ Jewish heritage and quintessential American jazz.
