We hear a recording of the landmark 1976 production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess by the Houston Grand Opera.
Porgy And Bess
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Playlist:
1:00 pm
- Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
- Composer: Richard Wagner
- Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Fritz Reiner
- CD/Album: Reiner Conducts Wagner
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 4738
- Release Year: 1983
1:05 pm
- Porgy and Bess: Act I
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Ensemble: Houston Grand Opera
- Soloists: Donnie Ray Albert, baritone ; Clamma Dale, soprano ; Andrew Smith, bass ; Larry Marshall, tenor ; Betty Lane, soprano ; Wilma Shakesnider, soprano
- Conductor: John DeMain
- CD/Album: Gerhswin - Porgy and Bess
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 2109
- Release Year: 1977
2:06 pm
- Porgy and Bess: Act II
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Ensemble: Houston Grand Opera
- Soloists: Donnie Ray Albert, baritone ; Clamma Dale, soprano ; Andrew Smith, bass ; Larry Marshall, tenor ; Betty Lane, soprano ; Wilma Shakesnider, soprano
- Conductor: John DeMain
- CD/Album: Gerhswin - Porgy and Bess
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 2109
- Release Year: 1977
3:34 pm
- Porgy and Bess: Act III
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Ensemble: Houston Grand Opera
- Soloists: Donnie Ray Albert, baritone ; Clamma Dale, soprano ; Andrew Smith, bass ; Larry Marshall, tenor ; Betty Lane, soprano ; Wilma Shakesnider, soprano
- Conductor: John DeMain
- CD/Album: Gerhswin - Porgy and Bess
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 2109
- Release Year: 1977
4:20 pm
- Oh, Kay! (excerpts)
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Soloists: Barbara Ruick ; Allen Case ; Jack Cassidy
- Conductor: Lehman Engel
- CD/Album: Oh, Kay!
- Record co./Cat #: Sony 60703
- Release Year: 1998
4:40 pm
- I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Soloists: Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano ; William Bolcom, piano
- CD/Album: Gershwin - Piano Music & Songs
- Record co./Cat #: Nonesuch 79151
- Release Year: 1978
4:42 pm
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Soloists: Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano ; William Bolcom, piano
- CD/Album: Gershwin - Piano Music & Songs
- Record co./Cat #: Nonesuch 79151
- Release Year: 1978
4:47 pm
- The Man I Love
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Soloists: Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano ; William Bolcom, piano
- CD/Album: Gershwin - Piano Music & Songs
- Record co./Cat #: Nonesuch 79151
- Release Year: 1978
4:50 pm
- By Strauss
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Soloists: Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano ; William Bolcom, piano
- CD/Album: Gershwin - Piano Music & Songs
- Record co./Cat #: Nonesuch 79151
- Release Year: 1978
4:53 pm
- Love Is Here To Stay
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Soloists: Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano ; William Bolcom, piano
- CD/Album: Gershwin - Piano Music & Songs
- Record co./Cat #: Nonesuch 79151
- Release Year: 1978
4:56 pm
- Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
- Composer: Richard Wagner
- Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Fritz Reiner
- CD/Album: Reiner Conducts Wagner
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 4738
- Release Year: 1983