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Student Night at the Opera - Porgy and Bess

Student Night at the Opera - Porgy and Bess

Composer George Gershwin was inspired to write Porgy and Bess while on a working vacation. His interest in synthesizing jazz with classical music was infused with the music he heard in South Carolina. Initially a commercial failure, Porgy and Bess came to be considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century and an American cultural classic, even if critics could not quite figure out how to evaluate it or decide whether it was opera or simply an ambitious Broadway musical.

Belk Theater
$10 students, $15 adult; group discounts available.
07:00 PM - 11:59 PM on Fri, 20 Jan 2023

Event Supported By

Opera Carolina
704.332.7177 x105
education@operacarolina.org
Belk Theater
130 N Tryon St
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
7049721000