The production that Gockley oversaw in 1976 as general director of Houston Grand Opera was decisive in changing perceptions of George Gershwin's work. "Porgy and Bess," which comes to PBS on Friday in the San Francisco Opera's vivacious 2009 production, probably tops that list. When San Francisco Opera general director David Gockley retires from operatic life in a couple of years, one of the many facets of his legacy will be his record of championing works that teeter on the stylistic line between opera and popular music.
Terrence McCarthy Show More Show Less 3 of3 Lester Lynch (Crown) and Eric Owens (Porgy) from "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" from the San Francisco Opera on PBS. 1 of3 Eric Greene (Jake) and Angel Blue (Clara) from "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" from the San Francisco Opera on PBS Terrence McCarthy Show More Show Less 2 of3 Lester Lynch, seated, and Laquita Mitchell star in the San Francisco Opera's production of "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" on PBS.
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