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George Gershwin: Porgy & Bess / Trevor Nunn · Sir Simon Rattle · W. Wh (Porgy and Bess)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The Gershwins' musicaI masterpiece Porgy and Bess is one of America's greatest works. This production was adapted for the screen by Trevor Nunn and Yves Baigneres. lt was directed by Trevor Nunn and is based on the highly successfuI staging of the originaI Glyndebourne FestivaI Opera production in 1986-87, which was remounted at Covent Garden in the autumn of 1992 with most of the original cast. lmmediateIy after that performance the production was moved to the giant stage at Shepperton Studios, with much expanded sets and Iighting. It was then recorded using EMl's original award-winning soundtrack. First performed in 1935 and based on the play Porgy by DuBose and Dorothy K. Heyward, Porgy and Bess has achieved worldwide renown through such memorable songs as "Summertime," "It Ain't Necessarily So," "I Got PIenty o' Nuttin'," "Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way," and many more, set to Gershwin's moving symphonic score. 184 minutes. Porgy: Willard White
Bess: Cynthia Haymon
Crown: Gregg Baker
Serena: Cynthia Clarey
Maria: Mariette Simpson
Sporting Life: Damon Evans
Clara: Paula lngram (sung by Harolyn BlackwelI)
Jake: Gordon Hawkins (sung by Bruce Hubbard)
Mingo: Barrington CoIeman
Robbins: D. AIonzo Washington (sung by Johnny Worthy) |
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