Selections from The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Co-presented with The Metropolitan Opera
Join us for a performance from George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, opening at The Metropolitan Opera on December 2, 2025. This musical activation in the Jewish Museum’s newly installed collection galleries is inspired by themes in artist Jonathan Horowitz’s installation, “‘Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century’ plus ninety-two more,” (2020). A brief talkback on the relationship between Horowitz’s work and the Gershwins’ opera will take place following the performance.
The Gershwins’
PORGY AND BESS
By George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin
“It Aint Necessarily So” featuring Freddie Ballentine
“Summertime” featuring Vuvu Mpofu
Kevin Miller, piano
The worldwide copyrights in the works of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family.
GERSHWIN is a registered trademark of Gershwin Enterprises. Porgy and Bess is a registered trademark of Porgy and Bess Enterprises.
Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera
