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Porgy and Bess opera in three acts
- Title
- Porgy and Bess [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by George Gershwin ; libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin.
- Author
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
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- Additional Authors
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
- Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
- Joubert, Joseph, 1958-
- Bradley, Gwendolyn.
- Arnold, David.
- Freeman-McDaniels, John A.
- Williams, Charles.
- Conrad, Barbara Smith, 1940-
- Tyler, Veronica.
- Osborne, Donald.
- Lofton, Michael.
- Wallace, Mervin.
- Johnsson, Hillary.
- Ingram, Clinton Chinyelu.
- Mosley, Robert.
- Baker, Gregg.
- Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023.
- Sims, Jack.
- Murphy, Andrew.
- Grayson, Milton B., Jr.
- Anthony, John D.
- Hawkins, Osie.
- Jones, Isola.
- Jones, Jay Aubrey
- Drane, Gary.
- Levine, James, 1943-2021.
- Allen, Peter, 1920-
- Troyanos, Tatiana.
- Jacobson, Robert M.
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Ames, Alison, 1945-
- Osbourne, Charles.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 3 sound cassettes (241 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 8, 1986]
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
- Durations: 0:44:25 (synopses and features) ; 3:17:20 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Performer (note)
- Joseph Joubert (Jasbo Brown) ; Gwendolyn Bradley (Clara) ; David Arnold (Jake) ; John A. Freeman-McDaniels (Mingo) ; Charles Williams (Sportin' Life) ; Barbara Conrad (Maria) ; Veronica Tyler (Serena) ; Donald Osborne (Robbins) ; Michael Lofton (Jim) ; Mervin Wallace (Peter) ; Hillary Johnsson (Lily) ; Clinton Chinyelu Ingram (Scipio) ; Robert Mosley (Porgy) ; Gregg Baker (Crown) ; Grace Bumbry (Bess) ; Jack Sims (Detective) ; Andrew Murphy (Policeman) ; Milton B. Grayson Jr. (Undertaker) ; John D. Anthony (Frazier) ; Osie Hawkins (Mr. Archdale) ; Isola Jones (Strawberry woman) ; Jay Aubrey Jones (Crabman) ; Gary Drane (Coroner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 8, 1986.
- Reproduction (note)
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 485 (F)
- Language (note)
- Sung in English.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen ; Opera news on the air (Robert Jacobson) ; Synipsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alison Ames, Robert Jacobson and Charles Osbourne) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 2. Act 1 through "Oh little stars"-- side 3. Act 1 concluded -- side 4. Act 2 through "It ain't necessarily so" -- side 5. Act concluded -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
- Call Number
- *LTCM 485 (F)
- OCLC
- NYPG91-R390
- Author
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
- Title
- Porgy and Bess [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by George Gershwin ; libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin.
- Playing Time
- 004425 031720
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 8, 1986]
- Cast
- Joseph Joubert (Jasbo Brown) ; Gwendolyn Bradley (Clara) ; David Arnold (Jake) ; John A. Freeman-McDaniels (Mingo) ; Charles Williams (Sportin' Life) ; Barbara Conrad (Maria) ; Veronica Tyler (Serena) ; Donald Osborne (Robbins) ; Michael Lofton (Jim) ; Mervin Wallace (Peter) ; Hillary Johnsson (Lily) ; Clinton Chinyelu Ingram (Scipio) ; Robert Mosley (Porgy) ; Gregg Baker (Crown) ; Grace Bumbry (Bess) ; Jack Sims (Detective) ; Andrew Murphy (Policeman) ; Milton B. Grayson Jr. (Undertaker) ; John D. Anthony (Frazier) ; Osie Hawkins (Mr. Archdale) ; Isola Jones (Strawberry woman) ; Jay Aubrey Jones (Crabman) ; Gary Drane (Coroner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Original Version
- Re-recorded at NYPL in June 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 50, no. 10 (Feb. 1, 1986).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 8, 1986.
- Reproduction
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 485 (F)
- Language
- Sung in English.
- Added Author
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. LibrettistHeyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. LibrettistJoubert, Joseph, 1958- PerformerBradley, Gwendolyn. PerformerArnold, David. PerformerFreeman-McDaniels, John A. PerformerWilliams, Charles. PerformerConrad, Barbara Smith, 1940- PerformerTyler, Veronica. PerformerOsborne, Donald. PerformerLofton, Michael. PerformerWallace, Mervin. PerformerJohnsson, Hillary. PerformerIngram, Clinton Chinyelu. PerformerMosley, Robert. PerformerBaker, Gregg. PerformerBumbry, Grace, 1937-2023. PerformerSims, Jack. PerformerMurphy, Andrew. PerformerGrayson, Milton B., Jr. PerformerAnthony, John D. pprfHawkins, Osie. PerformerJones, Isola. PerformerJones, Jay Aubrey, singer.Drane, Gary. PerformerLevine, James, 1943-2021. ConductorAllen, Peter, 1920- CommentatorTroyanos, Tatiana. CommentatorJacobson, Robert M. CommentatorDownes, Edward, 1911- CommentatorAmes, Alison, 1945- CommentatorOsbourne, Charles. CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LTCM 485 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)