In Harlem, Gershwin’s Brief, Brash, Early Opera

Familiar sights and sounds greeted visitors to the Cotton Club in Harlem on Tuesday night. Stepping into the modern-day incarnation of that storied Prohibition-era nightclub, you heard swing standards brightly played by the Cotton Club All-Stars: “In a Mellow Tone,” “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “In the Mood” and so on. Out on the dance floor, nattily garbed dancers cut a figurative rug. Enlarge This Image Richard Termine Blue Monday Alyson Cambridge in the opera George Gershwin wrote for a Broadway revue in 1922, now being staged at the Cotton Club by On Site Opera and the Harlem Opera Theater. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesarts for arts and entertainment news. Arts Twitter List:...