Porgy and Bess

Item

Record ID

829

Identifier

90424

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Porgy and Bess

Uniform Title

Porgy and Bess

Program/Series Title

Live from Lincoln Center

Composer

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

Text Author

Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 (libretto) ; Gershwin, Ira, 1896- (lyrics)

Production Year

2002

Transmission/Release Date

3/20/02

Transmission/Release Year

2002

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

PBS

Conductor/Music Director

DeMain, John

Orchestra

New York City Opera Orchestra

Chorus/Choir

New York City Opera Chorus

Soloists

Marquita Lister (Bess) ; Alvy Powell (Porgy) ; Angela Simpson (Serena) ; Timothy Robert Blevins (Crown) ; Dwayne Clark (Sportin' Life) ; Sabrina Elayne Carten (Maria) ; Adina Aaron (Clara) ; David Aron Damane (Jake)

Participants

Beverly Sills (host). Martin Bookspan (commentator)

TV/Film Director

Browning, Kirk, 1921-

Stage Director

Thompson,Tazewell

Sets

Schmidt, Douglas W.

Costumes

Potts, Nancy

Production Company

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Producer

Goberman, John

Executive Producer

Goberman, John

Technical Information

Live ; color ; stereo

Other Information

Intermission features: Beverly Sills introduces taped interviews with Sherwin Goldman (Executive Producer, New York City Opera), Tazwell Thompson (Production Director of Porgy and Bess), and Robert Kimball (author and Gershwin expert).

Duration

ca. 180'

Presenting Station

WNET

Company

New York City Opera

Sourcemat

NEWCAT - 124

Memo1

American composer