Great Scenes from Gershwin's Porgy & Bess

Great Scenes from Gershwin's Porgy & Bess

RCA's 1963 highlights disc brought the stars of the early-1950s revival of the work, Leontyne Price and William Warfield, together again. By this time, however, Price was well advanced on her meteoric rise to operatic stardom and Warfield was gaining renown as a recitalist. Both are glorious here and Price's shimmering "Summertime" is worth the price of the disc. A plus is the spirited Sportin' Life of JohnÂ W. Bubbles, who created the role in the original 1935Â production; an old-time vaudevillian, he wrings fun and irony from his all-too-short excerpts. Henderson conducts with vigor and RCA's "High Performance" sound, when heard on a good system, is remarkable. --Dan Davis
Country USA
Manufacturer RCA Red Seal
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 1707771
Model 2025917
ReleaseDate 1999-03-09
UnitCount 1
Format Original recording remastered
UPCs 090266331222
EANs 0090266331222

Country	USA
Manufacturer	RCA Red Seal
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	1707771
Model	2025917
ReleaseDate	1999-03-09
UnitCount	1
Format	Original recording remastered
UPCs	090266331222
EANs	0090266331222

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