![]() ![]() ![]() Two singers in whose voices the listener longs to linger and, well, wallow.Īlthough Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess is about compellingly melodic and memorable solos, the drama itself is about a milieu. She provided a sensual Bess, large-voiced and lusciously warm. ![]() Vocally, he was matched with Laquita Mitchell, dressed in orange satiny stuff and topped with a red wig-clearly production took the song “A red-headed woman” very seriously. And this month he has brought that voice and artistry to the San Francisco Opera’s production of Porgy and Bess, giving the role of the crippled Porgy a melodic substance that was nearly palpable in its onstage presence. So much for unsung skills what’s very well known about Owens is that he is a singer of formidable talent and artistry with a powerful voice of complex warmth and profound richness. All those years backstage-waiting for technical crews, directors, costumers, repetitions of songs and scene changes, whatever-allow one to hone one’s reflexes while batting balls across that tabletop version of the tennis green. It’s a little known but not secret fact that bass-baritone Eric Owens is a killer Ping-Pong player. ![]()
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