Description
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess / An opera in three acts / The London Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle / The Glyndebourne Chorus Chorus Master: Craig Rutenberg / Original award-winning sound recording by EMI Records Ltd
Format: PAL
Run time: 184 Minutes
UPC: 724349249691
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Package Dimensions : 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 Ounces
- Director : Trevor Nunn
- Media Format : PAL
- Run time : 3 hours and 4 minutes
- Actors : Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Gregg Baker, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson
- Subtitles: : French, Italian, German
- Producers : Dennis Marks, Greg Smith, Jac Venza
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
- Writers : Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, Trevor Nunn, Yves Baignères
- Number of discs : 1
An opera in three acts, including the memorable songs 'Summertime', 'It ain't necessarily so'. 'I got plenty o' nuttin" and many more The London Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle The Glyndebourne Chorus Chorus Master: Craig Rutenberg Willard White as Porgy Cynthia Haymon as Bess - Gregg Baker as Crown Cynthia Clarey as Serena Marietta Simpson as Maria & Damon Evans as Sportin' Life, with Paula Ingram as Clara (sung by Harolyn Blackwell), Gordon Hawkins as Jake (sung by Bruce Hubbard), For full cast list 200 reveram. Director: Sir Trevor Nunn - Producers: Greg Smith and Stephany Marke Executive Producers: Richard Price (Primetime) and Dennis Marks (BBC)
Based on the original Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production directed by Trevor Nunn. Adapted for the screen by Trevor Nunn with Yves Balgor Recorded at Shepperton Studios, London November/December 1992 A Primetime/BBC and Homevale/Greg Smith production in association with EMI Classics.
Original award-winning sound recording by EMI Records Ltd.
Producer (original sound recording): David R. Murray. EMI
Balance Engineer (original sound recording): Mark Vigers, EMI
Abbey Road Music Editors Matthew Cocker and Bob Whitney, EMI
Remix for screen production: Paul Cunliffe
DVD development by Abbey Road Interactive Subtitles by Screentext
Cover photo-Guy Gravett
The worldwide copyrights in the music of George and Ira Gershwin for this presentation
are licensed by the Gershwin Family