Porgy and Bess

DVD 2001

An adaptation of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production of the Gershwins' classic musical drama Porgy and Bess, which portrays the lives of the occupants of Catfish Row. The television production was shot using the recording made of the 1989 production for its soundtrack.

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Uniform Title:

Porgy and Bess (Television program : 1993)

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital
optical
stereo
Dolby
fullscreen
DVD
video file
DVD video
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Other Title:

Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
American playhouse (Television program)

Notes:

Based on the play: Porgy / DuBose Heyward and Dorothy K. Heyward
Originally broadcast as episode 3 of season 11 of the American Playhouse in 1993
Adapted for television by Trevor Nunn with Yves Baigneres ; cameras, Trevor Wimlett, James Day ; designed for television by Eric Walmsley ; choreographer, Charles Augins ; videotape editor, St. John O'Rorke
Willard White (Porgy) ; Cynthia Haymon (Bess) ; Gregg Baker (Crown) ; Cynthia Clarey (Serena) ; Marietta Simpson (Maria) ; Damon Evans (Sporting Life) ; Paula Ingram (Clara; also sings the role of Annie); Harolyn Blackwell (sings the role of Clara) ; Gordon Hawkins (Jake) ; Bruce Hubbard (sings the role of Jake) ; the Glyndebourne Chorus ; Craig Rutenberg, chorus master ; The London Philharmonic ; Simon Rattle, conductor
Recorded at Shepperton Studios, London, Nov.-Dec. 1992
DVD, NTSC, all regions; 4:3 aspect ratio; Dolby digital stereo
Sung in English with subtitles available in English, French, German, and Italian

Contents:

Side 1. Act I (59 min.)
Side 2. Act II, Scenes 1 and 2 (47 min.)
Side 3. Act II, Scenes 3 and 4 (37 min.)
Side 4. Act III (41 min.)

LCCN:

be2003011676

Control Number:

3003772

UPC:

724349249790

Other Authors:

Baignères, Yves, adapter
Baker, Gregg, singer, actor
Blackwell, Harolyn, singer
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
Clarey, Cynthia, singer, actor
EMI (Firm)
Evans, Damon, singer, actor
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, singer
Hawkins, Gordon, actor
Haymon, Cynthia, singer, actor
Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961, librettist
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Porgy
Homevale (Firm)
Hubbard, Bruce, singer
Ingram, Paula, singer, actor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra, instrumentalist
Marks, Stephany, producer
Nunn, Trevor, director, adapter
Picture Music International
Primetime (Firm)
Rattle, Simon, 1955- conductor
Rutenberg, Craig, conductor
Simpson, Marietta, singer, actor
Smith, Greg, 1939-2009, producer
White, Willard, singer, actor

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