The NJ State Opera returned to Newark and historic Symphony Hall with a star studded performance of "Porgy and Bess." STATE OF THE ARTS producer Eric Schultz meets cast members during a rehearsal. Gregg Baker (Porgy), a football player before turning to the opera stage, has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera and sung the role of Porgy around the world. Laquita Mitchell (Bess) is a 2004 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Prize Winner. Baker and Mitchell sing some of the operas, and Gershwins, best know songs, including "Summertime," "My Man is Gone Now," and "Bess, You Is My Woman Now."
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