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Leinwandfähige Porgy and Bess in Amsterdam

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Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 16 January 2019
Gershwin, Porgy and Bess
Dutch National Opera
James Gaffigan, Conductor
James Robinson, Director
Michael Yeargan, Set Designer
Catherine Zuber, Costume Designer
Eric Owens, Porgy
Adina Aaron, Bess
Mark S Doss, Crown
Nmon Ford, Crown
Frederick Ballentine, Sportin’ Life
Chaz'men Williams-Ali, Robbins, Crab man
Janai Brugger, Clara
Latonia Moore, Serena
Donovan Singletary, Jake
Tichina Vaughn, Maria
Ronald Samm, Peter
Byron Jackson, Frazier
Sarah-Jane Lewis, Annie
Njabulo Madlala, Jim
Whitaker Mills, Undertaker
Donald Holder, Lighting Designer
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Porgy and Bess Ensemble
The Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen in Carré
*****
Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera
****1
Dutch National Ballet's reimagined La Bayadère triumphs
****1
Michel van der Aa’s Theory of Flames: defining opera for a modern age
****1
Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season
****1
Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy
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