Porgy and Bess

Musical Events

Star-Crossed Pairings in “Porgy and Bess” and “Denis & Katya”

New productions at the Met and Opera Philadelphia, respectively, are driven not by celebrity allure but by strong artistic purpose.

By Alex Ross

October 7, 2019

Summer Preview

Classical Music

June 6, 2011

A Critic at Large

"SHOW BOAT CROSSES OVER

By Ethan Mordden

June 25, 1989

Musical Events

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By Andrew Porter

February 17, 1985

The Theatre

BELLYACHER

By Brendan Gill

April 10, 1983

Musical Events

Eleleleleu!

By Andrew Porter

March 23, 1980

Musical Events

Many-Colored Glass

By Andrew Porter

December 5, 1976

Jazz

New York Notes

By Whitney Balliett

November 28, 1976

The Theatre

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

By Brendan Gill

September 26, 1976

The Talk of the Town

Bubbles

By James Stevenson

August 18, 1967

Musical Events

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By Winthrop Sargeant

April 6, 1962

Musical Events

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By Whitney Balliett

September 11, 1959

The Current Cinema

GERSHWIN WITH ALL STOPS OUT

By John McCarten

June 26, 1959

Onward and Upward with the Arts

Porgy and Bess in Russia

An American opera travels from West Berlin to Leningrad.

By Truman Capote

October 19, 1956

Onward and Upward with the Arts

PORGY AND BESS IN RUSSIA When the Cannons Are Silent.

By Truman Capote

October 12, 1956

The Theatre

HOT COUNTRIES

By Wolcott Gibbs

March 13, 1953

The Talk of the Town

Twenty Years After

By Lillian Ross and Brendan Gill

May 9, 1952

The Theatre

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By Wolcott Gibbs

September 17, 1943

The Theatre

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By Wolcott Gibbs

January 23, 1942

The Theatre

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December 20, 1935