Met Opera’s “Porgy and Bess” To Be Streamed Live on Feb. 1, 2020

George Girshwin’s opera will be streamed live at 11:55 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2020, in Harris Center Cinema as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series.

Event Information

Time: Opera at 11:55 a.m.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020
Place: Harris Center Cinema, 1114 10th Ave., Grinnell

One of America’s favorite operas returns to the Met for the first time in nearly 30 years. James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront, vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants. “If you’re going to stage Gershwin’s opera, this is how,” raved the Guardian when the new production premiered in London in 2018. David Robertson conducts a dynamic cast, featuring the sympathetic duo of Eric Owens and Angel Blue in the title roles and an all-star ensemble that includes Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine, Alfred Walker, and Ryan Speedo Green.

Refreshments will be available for sale in the lobby of the cinema before each opera and during intermission.

Tickets

Tickets are available at the Pioneer Bookshop and at the door on the day of the show. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, children under age 12, and Met Opera members. Season passes for all 10 operas in 2019-20 are available for $100.

Tickets for Grinnell College faculty, staff, and students have been generously funded by the Office of the President and are available at no cost at all ticket locations. Family members not employed by the College are required to purchase tickets.