Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital stereo. |
Language |
Sung in English with subtitles available in English, French, German, and Italian. |
Note |
Opera in three acts. |
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Based on the play: Porgy / DuBose Heyward and Dorothy K. Heyward. |
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EMI Classics: 7243 4 92497 9 0 (on container: DVB 4 92497 9). |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
Performer |
Willard White (Porgy) ; Cynthia Haymon (Bess) ; Gregg Baker (Crown) ; Cynthia Clarey (Serena) ; Marietta Simpson (Maria) ; Damon Evans (Sporting Life) ; Paula Ingram ; Gordon Hawkins ; the Glyndebourne Chorus ; Craig Rutenberg, chorus master ; The London Philharmonic ; Simon Rattle, conductor. |
Credits |
Adapted for television by Trevor Nunn with Yves Baigneres ; cameras, Trevor Wimlett, James Day ; designed for television by Eric Walmsley ; choreographer, Charles Augins ; videotape editor, St. John O'Rorke. |
Event |
Recorded at Shepperton Studios, London, Nov.-Dec. 1992. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
Summary |
Video adaptation of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production directed by Trevor Nunn. The Gershwins' classic musical drama portrays the lives of the occupants of Catfish Row. Includes synopsis in English, French, German and Italian. |
Subject |
Operas -- Television adaptations -- Videodiscs.
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Operas -- Film adaptations -- Videodiscs.
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Operas -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Genre |
Musical films.
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Added Author |
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.
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Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961, librettist.
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Nunn, Trevor, director.
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Marks, Stephany, producer.
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Smith, Greg, producer.
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White, Willard, vocalist, actor.
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Haymon, Cynthia, vocalist, actor.
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Baker, Gregg, vocalist, actor.
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Clarey, Cynthia, vocalist, actor.
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Simpson, Marietta, vocalist, actor.
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Evans, Damon, vocalist, actor.
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Rutenberg, Craig, conductor.
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Rattle, Simon, 1955- conductor.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Porgy and Bess.
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Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
Porgy.
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Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, vocalist.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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Added Title |
Porgy and Bess |
Standard No. |
724349249790 |
Music No. |
7243 4 92497 9 0 EMI Classics |
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DVB 4 92497 9 EMI Classics |
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4 92497 9 0 EMI Classics |
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