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Review 1 for Porgy and Bess
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
Posted 04/04/2012
by Anonymous
I was overjoyed. Kevin Short’s voice sounds as if you can physically climb into it.
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
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Review 2 for Porgy and Bess
Fantastic
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
Posted 04/03/2012
by GirlPianist
Location:Baltimore, MD
Absolutely fantastic production - top notch singers, orchestra, and directors. Bravo Morgan State!
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
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- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
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Review 3 for Porgy and Bess
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
Posted 04/03/2012
by Anonymous
The primary performers were graduates of the university who
are professional now with excellent credentials. The rest of cast
were currents students who did a great job
are professional now with excellent credentials. The rest of cast
were currents students who did a great job
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
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Review 4 for Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
Favorite moment: My Man's Gone Now @
Posted 04/03/2012
by Showimpressed
Location:Baltimore
It was our first time to the Murphy Fine Arts Center. It is a great theater. We enjoyed the play. The talent was exceptional. We were impressed by the caliber of talent displayed by the students along with the seasoned Morgan alumni artists and professionals. We look forward to other performances.
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
Favorite moment: My Man's Gone Now @
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Review 5 for Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess was amazing!
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
Posted 04/03/2012
by Morganite
Everything about the opera was wonderful. The costumes, scenery, lighting, choreography, subtitles, music, acting, and especially the singing were phenomenal. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Sun, Apr 1, 2012 @
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Review 6 for Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess was wonderful
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Fri, Mar 30, 2012 @
Posted 04/01/2012
by Anonymous
What an enjoyable evening, sitting in the nosebleed seats didn't minimize the wonderful performance
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Fri, Mar 30, 2012 @
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Review 7 for Porgy and Bess
Poignant, Historical Revival
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Fri, Mar 30, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Porgy and Bess duets; Acts 1 @ 2 @
Posted 04/01/2012
by DrRinaldi70
Location:Towson
Authentic
Brilliant
Great choreography
Great Set
Great Music
Wonderful book and music -Gershwin and Heyward at their complex best
Startling cast cohesiveness, movement, rhythm.
Great Grand Opera ----top Met/LaScala perrformance quality.
A contribution to the National Culture, counterpointing the
sketchiness, lack of depth, and distortion of the current.
Broadway " revival".
So glad to have seen the show.
Brilliant
Great choreography
Great Set
Great Music
Wonderful book and music -Gershwin and Heyward at their complex best
Startling cast cohesiveness, movement, rhythm.
Great Grand Opera ----top Met/LaScala perrformance quality.
A contribution to the National Culture, counterpointing the
sketchiness, lack of depth, and distortion of the current.
Broadway " revival".
So glad to have seen the show.
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Fri, Mar 30, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Porgy and Bess duets; Acts 1 @ 2 @
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Review 8 for Porgy and Bess
Wonderful Play!
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Thu, Mar 29, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Bess singing to Porgy and pouring out her soul to him that "she is his woman now". @
Posted 03/31/2012
by NiceDee
Location:Baltimore, Maryland
Great price and great location! The auditorium is beautiful and perfect for this type of opera! Great play! The actors displayed their abilities on stage and their performances were wonderful, the singing was fantastic, and the set was marvelous. Crown, Sportin Life, Porgy and Bess were all stars. The entire cast was excellent! Great job, great performances! We had front row seats and the sound was perfect! The orchestra in front of us was not overwhelming nor did it drown out the voices of the actors.
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Thu, Mar 29, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Bess singing to Porgy and pouring out her soul to him that "she is his woman now". @
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Review 9 for Porgy and Bess
Absolutely phenomenal!!
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
, MD @
- Thu, Mar 29, 2012 @
Posted 03/31/2012
by DelSeaCPA
Location:Baltimore, MD
This production was absolutely phenomenal! From the singing, to the stage props, to the choreography, this production was absolutely amazing!
Murphy Fine Arts Center - Morgan State @
- Baltimore @
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- Thu, Mar 29, 2012 @
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Review 10 for Porgy and Bess
My first Opera
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts @
- New Orleans @
, LA @
- Sun, Oct 17, 2010 @
Favorite moment: When the singer was expressing her feeling with her voice about losing her man. @
Posted 10/20/2010
by PinkyPolarBear
Location:Mahila Jackson Theatre
Wow! was I impressed. Not knowing what I was I was going to see or hear I was blown away with the voices of all the singers. I did have a little trouble understanding the words, but the words were sub-titles and it really helped. Some of the singing and passion behind the words actually brought me to tears.
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts @
- New Orleans @
, LA @
- Sun, Oct 17, 2010 @
Favorite moment: When the singer was expressing her feeling with her voice about losing her man. @
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Review 11 for Porgy and Bess
incredible
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts @
- New Orleans @
, LA @
- Sun, Oct 17, 2010 @
Favorite moment: Porgy singing "I've got plenty of nothing" @
Posted 10/19/2010
by vascular
Location:New Orleans
This was an absolutely awesome experience. The cast was excellent the singing was some of the best I've ever heard.
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts @
- New Orleans @
, LA @
- Sun, Oct 17, 2010 @
Favorite moment: Porgy singing "I've got plenty of nothing" @
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Review 12 for Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts @
- New Orleans @
, LA @
- Sun, Oct 17, 2010 @
Favorite moment: All the scenes with Porgy and Bess...esp "I love you Porgy" and their dual singing "Bess you is my woman now" @
Posted 10/19/2010
by Glendas
Location:New Orleans
....It was spectacular! Occasionally it was hard to hear some of the vocalists, but definitely the subtitle at top of stage was very helpful and added so much to the understanding.
The special effects and the staging were also very effective.
The only real distraction was people coming in late and also leaving early. Can the doors be locked? or have the latecomers stand in the stair well till a more appropriate time to end?
The special effects and the staging were also very effective.
The only real distraction was people coming in late and also leaving early. Can the doors be locked? or have the latecomers stand in the stair well till a more appropriate time to end?
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts @
- New Orleans @
, LA @
- Sun, Oct 17, 2010 @
Favorite moment: All the scenes with Porgy and Bess...esp "I love you Porgy" and their dual singing "Bess you is my woman now" @
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Review 13 for Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess a passionate night!!!
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts @
- New Orleans @
, LA @
- Fri, Oct 15, 2010 @
Favorite moment: Crown's seduction of Bess and the sexual expressions of struggle to surrender to passion. @
Posted 10/17/2010
by 123Star
Location:New Orleans, La.
Porgy and Bess was set in a realistic back drop. An evening full of drama and passionate encounters with power opera and displays of loyalty and rejection. I felt the deep base baritone and the chorus of hymns intertwined into a story full of events of drama and lust. What a manificent cast of performers! I wish I could review each one but the page could not hold all the great attributes. I felt the senuality and Porgy's strong love for Bess taken to extremes.
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts @
- New Orleans @
, LA @
- Fri, Oct 15, 2010 @
Favorite moment: Crown's seduction of Bess and the sexual expressions of struggle to surrender to passion. @
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