The Des Moines Metro Opera is presenting the Iowa premiere of famed opera Porgy and Bess this July, in honor of international opera star and Iowa native Simon Estes and his upcoming retirement.
DMMO General and Artistic Director Michael Egel tells KNIA News Porgy and Bess will open on July 1st and run for seven performances through July 24th at the Blank Performing Arts Center in Des Moines, and Estes will appear in the role of Lawyer Frazier, his 103rd and final operatic role of a nearly 60 year career. Estes premiered the role of Porgy in Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera in February of 1985.
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