Porgy and Bess classic celebrates the legacy of Anne Brown and Black History Month.
Watch the premiere of Women of Color on Broadway, Inc. s âSummertimeâ music video in honor of Black History Month, sponsored by MAC Cosmetics, above. Todd Duncan and Anne Brown in
Porgy and Bess
âSummertime,â with its unforgettable soaring melody, immediately launches audiences into the world of George and Ira Gershwinâs
Porgy and Bess. The opera-musical, which premiered on October 10, 1935 at Alvin Theatre, follows the lives of the titular characters and other residents of the all-Black neighborhood of Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina. Both Ira Gershwin and the author of the original 1925 novel DuBose Heyward (who also was a co-writer of the 1927 play adaptation with Dorothy Heyward) wrote
Justice album and it s definitely worth spotlighting.
Lauren Desberg is providing the vocals for this cover while Kristine Kruta (Musical Director & Cello), Maria Im (Concert Mistress & Violin), Katie Jacoby (Violin & Soloist), Chiara Fasi (Violin), Molly Fletcher (Violin), Laura Sacks (viola), Tia Allen (viola), Adi Meyerson (upright bass), and Rosie Slater (percussion) round out this performance.
Recorded in a decommissioned Brooklyn church, the Pierre Piscitelli arrangements of the beloved thrash melodies transform the song, giving it a soaring and sweeping feel. Take a listen in the player below. The Shortest Straw initially appeared on Metallica s fourth studio album,
And Justice for All.