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Meet members of Greensboro Opera’s upcoming production of Porgy and Bess as they discuss the importance of the opera as a truly American work in interviews with Greensboro Opera Board Trustee, Charlene Marchant.

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Porgy and Bess
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Three versions of Porgy and Bess: as novel, as play, and as opera score.

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, and with thanks to a North Carolina Humanities Council Relief Grant, Greensboro Opera is delighted to bring you a three-part series entitled PORGY AND BESS: From Novel to Play to Opera.

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Porgy and Bess TICKETS

The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS
Featuring Rhiannon Giddens / January 2022

Get your tickets NOW for next winter’s premiere event, sure to sell out quickly! Don’t miss your chance to see superstar Rhiannon Giddens in the title role of Greensboro Opera’s first production in the new Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.

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Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy
Featuring Rhiannon Giddens
Premiered July 28, 2020

International superstar Rhiannon Giddens, whose voice extends through and beyond the genres of opera, folk, bluegrass, and pop, gives us a preview of her title role in the Greensboro Opera’s upcoming production of Porgy & Bess.

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Winter Wonderlights

Greensboro Opera brought LIVE music to the Greensboro Science Center’s Winter Wonderlights attraction on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights during the 2021 holiday season! A festively costumed quartet from the opera caroled at stations throughout the Winter Wonderlights, adding another level of delight to this beautiful holiday experience!

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