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George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
A television production of George Gershwin's 1935 opera, based on Trevor Nunn's acclaimed 1986 Glyndebourne staging. Featuring the standards Summertime and It Ain't Necessarily So.
George Gershwin's 1935 opera is a compendium of standards: Summertime, It Ain't Necessarily So, I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' and I Loves You Porgy among them.
This production, the first recorded specially for television, is based on Trevor Nunn's acclaimed 1986 Glyndebourne staging, which transferred to Covent Garden in 1992 and was then moved to the huge Shepperton Studios stage for filming.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Porgy | Willard White |
| Bess | Cynthia Haymon |
| Crown | Gregg Baker |
| Serena | Cynthia Clarey |
| Marietta Simpson | Marietta Simpson |
| Sportin' Life | Damon Evans |
| Composer | George Gershwin |
| Music Group | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Simon Rattle |
| Producer | Stephany Marks |
| Producer | Greg Smith |
| Director | Trevor Nunn |
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