George Gershwin, Dubose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Tour of the Cape Town Opera, South Africa
 

First Performance: Alvin Theatre, New York, October 10, 1935 
First Performance of this production at the Israeli Opera: November 12,  2010

Conductor		David Stern
		Albert Horne  17.11, 18.11
Director		Christine Crouse
Set and costume Designer		Michael Mitchell
Lighting Designer		Kobus Rossouw
Choreographer		Sibonakaliso Ndaba

 

Soloists
Porgy		Xolela Sixaba
		Ntobeko Rwanqa
Bess		Sibongile Mngoma
		Kearstin Piper Brown
Crown		Ntobeko Rwanqa
		Thabo Makhebesela
Sportin Life		Victor Ryan Robertson
		Sandile Kamle
Serena		Tina Mene
		Arline Jaftha
Clara		Philisa Sibeko
Undertaker		Nkosana Sitimela
Jake		Aubrey Lodewyk
Jim		Lindile Kula Sr
Maria		Miranda Tini
Mingo		Mthunzi Mbombela
Robbins		Given Nkosi
Peter		Marvin Kernelle
Lilly		Jacobi De Villiers
Crab Man		Vuyisile Hlaka
Strawberry woman		Babongile Manga
		Michelle Saldanha
Nelson		Lusindiso Dubula
Frazier		Nkosana Sitimela
Mr Archdale / Coroner		Ralph Lawson
Detective		Matthew Wild
Policeman		Neil Roux
Policeman		Glenn Swart

The Cape Town Opera chorus

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in English

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Length of Performance: approximately 3 hours

Catfish Row comes alive on the stage of the Israeli Opera: Summertime, I Got Plenty O'Nuttin and all the Gershwins’ greatest hits in the most popular American opera of all times.


Synopsis


Dates

Fri 12.11.10 (13:00), Sat 13.11.10 (20:00), Mon* 15.11.10 (20:00),  Tues 16.11.10 (20:00),  Wed 17.11.10

(20:00),  Thurs 18.11.10 (20:00),  Fri 19.11.10 (13:00),  Sat 20.11.10 (20:00),  Mon 22.11.10 (20:00), 

Tues 23.11.10 (20:00),  Wed 24.11.10 (20:00),  Thurs 25.11.10 (20:00),  Fri 26.11.10 (13:00), Sat 27.11.10

(20:00)

*Première Performance

Ticket Prices: 175/237/304/378/428 Nis
*15 Nis more for Saturday night performances

Towards Opening: Sat 13.11.10 (11:00)

Ticket Price: 70 Nis

Before the show back stage tours: Sat 13.11 (19:00), Tue 16.11 (19:00), Tue 23.11 (19:00), Thu 25.11 (19:00)
                                                      
Ticket Price: 25 Nis

Opera Talkback: Tue 16.11, Wed 17.11, Thu 25.11, Fri 26.11