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Opera Rap: Meet the Cast of Porgy and Bess

  • Allen Temple AME Church 7080 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH, 45237 United States (map)

Cincinnati Opera’s 2019 season production of Porgy and Bess features a star-studded cast. Join us for a panel discussion led by Cincinnati Opera’s Evans Mirageas, and meet these magnetic singers who will bring the Gershwins’ great American opera to life on the Music Hall stage this summer. The panelists include:

  • Morris Robinson, Porgy

  • Talise Trevigne, Bess

  • Nmon Ford, Crown

  • Frederick Ballentine, Sportin’ Life

  • Janai Brugger, Clara

  • Indra Thomas, Serena

  • David Charles Abell, Conductor

  • Donnie Ray Albert, who sang Porgy in the groundbreaking 1976 Houston Grand Opera production

  • Evans Mirageas, Cincinnati Opera's Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director

Admission is free, but tickets are required. Call the Cincinnati Opera Box Office at (513) 241-2742 to reserve.

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