Porgy and Bess
 Event |
Porgy and Bess | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | St James Theatre (1930-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| First Date | 25 August 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Last Date | 26 August 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||
| Status | Professional | |||||||||||||
| World Premiere | No | |||||||||||||
| Description | Conceived as an 'American folk opera'. Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a crippled black man living in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina, and his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her pimp, and Sportin' Life, the drug dealer. | |||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Music Theatre | |||||||||||||
| Secondary Genre |
Opera
Musical |
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| Text Nationality | United States of America | |||||||||||||
| Further Information | Direct from New York. | |||||||||||||
| Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 203472 | |||||||||||||
| Dataset | Theatre Aotearoa | |||||||||||||
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