The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
4 92496 9 DVD9 PAL 4:3 Dolby Digital Stereo REISSUE 184' 1993 Primetime/BBC, under exclusive licence to EMI Records; 2001 EMI Records (DVD design, development, artwork, editorial)
Willard White, Porgy; Cynthia Haymon, Bess; Gregg Baker, Crown; Cynthia Clarey, Serena; Marietta Simpson, Maria; Damon Evans, Sportin' Life; Harolyn Blackwell, Clara (acted by Paula Ingram); Bruce Hubbard, Jake (acted by Gordon Hawkins); Barrington Coleman, Mingo; Johnny Worthy, Robbins (acted by D Alonzo Washington); Curtis Watson, Jim; Mervin Wallace, Peter, The Honey Man; Maureen Brathwaite, Lily; Autris Paige, undertaker; Paula Ingram, Annie (acted by Yolanda Grant); William Johnson, Frazier; Andrez Harriott, Scipio; Linda Thompson, neighbour; Colenton Freeman, Nelson/The Crab Man; Camellia Johnson, Strawberry Woman; Alan Tilvern, detective; Billy J Mitchell, coroner; Ted Maynard, Mr Archdale; Ron Travis, policeman; Wayne Marshall, Jasbo Brown; Steve Agyei, dancer; Bruce Leader, dancer; The Glyndebourne Chorus; Craig Rutenberg, chorus master; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor; Trevor Nunn, director; Greg Smith and Stephanie Marks, producers; Richard Price (Primetime) and Dennis Marks (BBC), executive producers; Based on the original Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production directed by Trevor Nunn; Screen adaptation by Trevor Nunn and Yves Baigneres
George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (opera in three acts, 1934-5, based on the play by DuBose and Dorothy K Heyward, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin) |
