Boston Symphony Orchestra 2011-08-26
Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood, Lenox, MA
Set 1
George Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess"
Complete opera, original 1935 Boston pre-Broadway version;
Reconstruction by John Mauceri with Charles Hamm and Wayne Shirley [2009]
- music by George Gershwin,
libretto by DuBose Heyward,
lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Complete opera, original 1935 Boston pre-Broadway version;
Reconstruction by John Mauceri with Charles Hamm and Wayne Shirley [2009]
- music by George Gershwin,
libretto by DuBose Heyward,
lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Cast and characters:
Alfred Walker, bass: Porgy
Laquita Mitchell, soprano: Bess
Jermaine Smith, tenor: Sportin' Life
Leon Williams, baritone: Jake
Nicole Cabell, soprano: Clara
Alison Buchanan, soprano: Lilly; Strawberry Woman
Marquita Lister, soprano: Serena
Gwendolyn Brown, contralto: Maria
Calvin Lee: tenor: Mingo; Nelson; Crab Man
Gregg Baker, baritone: Crown
Robert Honeysucker, baritone: Frazier
Patrick Blackwell, baritone: Jim; Undertaker
John Fulton, baritone: Robbins
various actors in spoken parts
Alfred Walker, bass: Porgy
Laquita Mitchell, soprano: Bess
Jermaine Smith, tenor: Sportin' Life
Leon Williams, baritone: Jake
Nicole Cabell, soprano: Clara
Alison Buchanan, soprano: Lilly; Strawberry Woman
Marquita Lister, soprano: Serena
Gwendolyn Brown, contralto: Maria
Calvin Lee: tenor: Mingo; Nelson; Crab Man
Gregg Baker, baritone: Crown
Robert Honeysucker, baritone: Frazier
Patrick Blackwell, baritone: Jim; Undertaker
John Fulton, baritone: Robbins
various actors in spoken parts
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Created At
Mon Feb 20 2012 18:02:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Updated At
Mon Feb 20 2012 18:02:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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