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DuBose Heyward
Librettist
Biography
Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name. The couple worked with composer George Gershwin to adapt the work as the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. It was later adapted as a 1959 film of the same name.

Productions
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Dayton Performing Arts Alliance Porgy and Bess5/15/2026 - 5/16/2026
Lyric Opera of Kansas CityPorgy and Bess2/28/2026 - 3/8/2026
Metropolitan OperaPorgy and Bess1/5/2026 - 12/20/2025
Houston Grand OperaPorgy and Bess10/24/2025 - 11/15/2025
Washington National OperaPorgy and Bess5/23/2025 - 5/31/2025
North Carolina OperaPorgy and Bess4/14/2023 - 4/16/2023
Opera CarolinaPorgy and Bess1/22/2023 - 1/28/2023
Opera In The RockPorgy and Bess11/19/2022 - 11/20/2022
Des Moines Metro OperaPorgy and Bess7/1/2022 - 7/24/2022
North Carolina OperaPorgy and Bess6/28/2022 - 6/28/2022
Greensboro OperaPorgy and Bess1/21/2022 - 1/23/2022
Metropolitan OperaPorgy and Bess10/31/2021 - 12/12/2021
New Orleans Opera AssociationPorgy and Bess4/30/2021 - 5/1/2021
Washington National OperaPorgy and Bess3/9/2020 - 3/11/2020
Atlanta OperaPorgy and Bess3/7/2020 - 3/10/2020
Metropolitan OperaPorgy and Bess1/8/2020 - 10/16/2019
Cincinnati OperaPorgy and Bess7/20/2019 - 7/28/2019
The Cleveland OperaPorgy and Bess6/1/2019 - 6/1/2019
Fort Worth OperaPorgy and Bess4/26/2019 - 4/30/2019
Seattle OperaPorgy and Bess8/11/2018 - 8/25/2018
Glimmerglass FestivalPorgy and Bess7/7/2017 - 8/21/2017
Opera BirminghamPorgy and Bess9/16/2016 - 9/18/2016
Lyric Opera of ChicagoPorgy and Bess11/11/2014 - 12/19/2014
Opéra de MontréalPorgy and Bess1/1/2014 - 2/2/2014
Cincinnati OperaPorgy and Bess6/28/2012 - 7/8/2012
OperaDelawarePorgy and Bess5/4/2012 - 5/4/2012
Seattle OperaPorgy and Bess7/7/2011 - 8/20/2011
Atlanta OperaPorgy and Bess2/2/2011 - 3/6/2011
New Orleans Opera AssociationPorgy and Bess10/15/2010 - 10/17/2010
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance Porgy and Bess10/10/2010 - 10/30/2010
Opera CarolinaPorgy and Bess5/5/2010 - 5/16/2010
Virginia OperaPorgy and Bess4/4/2010 - 5/8/2010
El Paso OperaPorgy and Bess3/13/2010 - 3/13/2010
San Antonio OperaPorgy and Bess3/5/2010 - 3/5/2010
Washington National OperaPorgy and Bess3/3/2010 - 4/4/2010
San Francisco OperaPorgy and Bess6/6/2009 - 6/27/2009
Baltimore Opera CompanyPorgy and Bess5/5/2009 - 5/17/2009
Pittsburgh Festival OperaPorgy and Bess2/2/2009 - 2/15/2009
Lyric Opera of ChicagoPorgy and Bess11/11/2008 - 12/18/2008
San Francisco OperaPorgy and Bess6/6/2008 - 6/27/2008
Opera BirminghamPorgy and Bess4/4/2008 - 4/26/2008
Opera ModestoPorgy and Bess2/2/2008 - 3/3/2008
Dallas OperaPorgy and Bess2/2/2008 - 3/3/2008
Opera QueenslandPorgy and Bess8/2/2007 - 8/8/2007
State Opera South AustraliaPorgy and Bess7/7/2007 - 7/14/2007
Los Angeles OperaPorgy and Bess5/5/2007 - 5/20/2007
Tulsa OperaPorgy and Bess4/4/2007 - 4/22/2007
Opera PhiladelphiaPorgy and Bess2/2/2007 - 2/24/2007
Opera MemphisPorgy and Bess10/10/2006 - 10/14/2006
Detroit OperaPorgy and Bess10/10/2006 - 11/11/2006
Opera PacificPorgy and Bess10/5/2006 - 10/10/2006
Mobile OperaPorgy and Bess1/1/2006 - 1/28/2006
Atlanta OperaPorgy and Bess11/1/2005 - 11/19/2005
Natchez Opera FestivalPorgy and Bess5/1/2005 - 5/7/2005
Edmonton OperaPorgy and Bess5/1/2005 - 5/8/2005
Pensacola OperaPorgy and Bess2/1/2005 - 2/18/2005
Piedmont OperaPorgy and Bess4/1/2004 - 4/6/2004
Opera CarolinaPorgy and Bess2/1/2004 - 2/8/2004
Opera TampaPorgy and Bess11/1/2003 - 11/15/2003
Nashville OperaPorgy and Bess2/28/2003 - 3/3/2003
Shreveport OperaPorgy and Bess2/1/2003 - 2/1/2003
Amarillo OperaPorgy and Bess11/1/2002 - 11/10/2002
Opera IdahoPorgy and Bess10/10/2002 - 10/25/2002
Orlando OperaPorgy and Bess4/4/2002 - 4/28/2002
New Orleans Opera AssociationPorgy and Bess4/4/2002 - 4/13/2002
Fort Worth OperaPorgy and Bess3/3/2002 - 3/17/2002
New York City OperaPorgy and Bess3/2/2002 - 3/22/2002
Opera PhiladelphiaPorgy and Bess4/4/2001 - 5/6/2001
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance Porgy and Bess3/3/2001 - 3/11/2001
Indianapolis OperaPorgy and Bess10/10/2000 - 10/14/2000
Opera ColoradoPorgy and Bess4/29/2000 - 4/29/2000
Virginia OperaPorgy and Bess4/4/2000 - 4/30/2000
New York City OperaPorgy and Bess3/3/2000 - 3/25/2000
Mercury Opera RochesterPorgy and Bess10/22/1999 - 10/22/1999
Augusta OperaPorgy and Bess3/13/1999 - 3/13/1999
Detroit OperaPorgy and Bess5/5/1998 - 6/14/1998
Connecticut OperaPorgy and Bess4/4/1998 - 4/26/1998
Eugene OperaPorgy and Bess4/2/1998 - 4/4/1998
Mercury Opera RochesterPorgy and Bess1/1/1998 - 1/11/1998
State Opera South AustraliaPorgy and Bess4/4/1997 - 4/4/1997
Opera ModestoPorgy and Bess2/2/1997 - 2/9/1997
Opera CarolinaPorgy and Bess4/4/1996 - 4/27/1996
Portland OperaPorgy and Bess7/7/1995 - 7/29/1995
Los Angeles OperaPorgy and Bess6/6/1995 - 6/18/1995
San Francisco OperaPorgy and Bess5/1/1995 - 6/1/1995
The Cleveland OperaPorgy and Bess4/1/1995 - 4/9/1995
San Diego Opera AssociationPorgy and Bess3/1/1995 - 3/12/1995
Seattle OperaPorgy and Bess3/1/1995 - 3/25/1995
Dallas OperaPorgy and Bess2/15/1995 - 2/26/1995
Houston Grand OperaPorgy and Bess1/1/1995 - 2/1/1995
Orlando OperaPorgy and Bess1/1/1994 - 1/9/1994
Edmonton OperaPorgy and Bess3/1/1993 - 3/5/1993
Opera SaratogaPorgy and Bess8/1/1992 - 8/9/1992
Virginia OperaPorgy and Bess3/1/1992 - 3/20/1992
Opera RoanokePorgy and Bess2/1/1992 - 2/17/1992
Opera MemphisPorgy and Bess10/1/1991 - 10/14/1991
Indianapolis OperaPorgy and Bess9/1/1991 - 9/22/1991
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