Laquita Mitchell and Eric Owens
in San Francisco Opera's
Porgy & Bess
in High Definition
During recent past years, I met and befriended three young opera singers
around the same age who often competed against each other. Malesha
Jesse, Amber Mercomes, and Angel Blue were from USC, Pepperdine, and
UCLA. All three were cast in the LA Opera production of Porgy &
Bess. All three were subsequently cast in the San Francisco Opera
production of Porgy & Bess and I went to see them in San Francisco.
The sold out 2009 SF Opera production will be seen on San Francisco
movie screen, Porgy and Bess Cinemacast: March 5 and 9 at the Kabuki
Cinemas.
San Francisco Opera's acclaimed production of Porgy and Bess will screen
in high definition at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco (1881
Post Street at Fillmore) Tuesday, March 5 (7:15 pm) and Saturday, March 9
(10:00 am).
The San Francisco Chronicle praised Francesca Zambello’s production as a
“powerful Porgy and Bess...persuasively led by conductor John DeMain and
sung by a strong cast headed by Eric Owens and Laquita Mitchell in the
title roles...Owens brought vocal heft and dramatic sensitivity to the
part of Porgy. Mitchell gave an evocative performance as Bess,
compounded of tempestuous need and penitence.”
Congratulations to Malesha Jesse, Amber Mercomes, and Angel Blue from
www.musicuntold.com
Comments by email:
Comments by email:
Comment 1: Dear John and others, Thank you so much for this information! I
do want to clarify that Angel, Amber and myself were not in competition
with one another. We were and still are friends and have very different
voice types.
John, you have been a support to all three of us, and I will always be grateful for that. All the best, Malesha Jessie
Comment 2: I was referring to OPERA BUFFS competition. Congratulations for
marriage, new borns, and singing in upcoming AIDA with San Diego Opera. i
hope we can coordinate a visit on April 23rd or 24th while in San
Diego. Hugs, John [John Malveaux, www.MusicUNTOLD.com]
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