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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. Librettist
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Librettist
Joubert, Joseph, 1958- Performer
Bradley, Gwendolyn. Performer
Arnold, David. Performer
Freeman-McDaniels, John A. Performer
Williams, Charles. Performer
Conrad, Barbara Smith, 1940- Performer
Tyler, Veronica. Performer
Osborne, Donald. Performer
Lofton, Michael. Performer
Wallace, Mervin. Performer
Johnsson, Hillary. Performer
Ingram, Clinton Chinyelu. Performer
Mosley, Robert. Performer
Baker, Gregg. Performer
Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023. Performer
Sims, Jack. Performer
Murphy, Andrew. Performer
Grayson, Milton B., Jr. Performer
Anthony, John D. pprf
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Jones, Isola. Performer
Jones, Jay Aubrey, singer.
Drane, Gary. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Troyanos, Tatiana. Commentator
Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Ames, Alison, 1945- Commentator
Osbourne, Charles. Commentator
Metropolitan 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.)
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