Music CD, Musical Sound Recording, Sound Recording

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, composer.

Porgy & Bess highlights / Gershwin.

[Baarn] : Pentatone, [2021]

℗2021

1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

audio file

CD audio SACD

Operas -- Excerpts.

Operas.

Excerpts.

Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940, librettist.

Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961, librettist.

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.

Blue, Angel, 1984- singer.

Packer, Chauncey, singer.

Lynch, Lester, singer.

Short, Kevin (Bass-baritone), singer.

Alsop, Marin, conductor.

Adapted as opera (work): Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.

Dramatization of (work): Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Porgy.

Morgan State University. Choir, singer.

Philadelphia Orchestra, instrumentalist.

Porgy and Bess. Selections

Porgy and Bess highlights

Highlights from Porgy & Bess

Opera selections.

Title from container.

Compact disc.

Program notes in booklet (44 pages : color illustrations) attached to container.

Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin ; libretto by Dubose Heyward ; recording producer: Job Maarse.

Angel Blue, soprano ; Chauncey Packer, tenor ; Lester Lynch, baritone ; Kevin Short, bass-baritone ; Morgan State University Choir ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Marin Alsop, conductor.

Recorded 2020 March Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia.

SA-CD hybrid multichannel; can also be played on a regular CD player, but only in stereo.

Sung in English.

Introduction Summertime A woman is a sometime thing Where is brudder Robbins? Overflow My man's gone now I got plenty o' nuttin' Lo' bess, goin' to picnic? Bess, you is my woman now Oh, I can't sit down Porgy, I hates to go It ain't necessarily so Hear what I tell you Oh, what you want wid Bess? Now de time, oh gawd/I loves you, Porgy Andantino dolento Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted/Jesus is walkin' on de water Cheer up, sistuh There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York You low crawlin' hound! Thank Gawd I's home again! Oh lawd, I'm on my way

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