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Porgy and Bess (1935)

Libretto: Edwin DuBose Heyward
Skitch Henderson, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, RCA Victor Chorus, Leontyne Price (Soprano), William Warfield (Baritone), McHenry Boatwright (Baritone), John W. Bubbles (Tenor), Barbara Webb (Soprano), Maeretha Stewart (Soprano), Miriam Burton (Mezzo Soprano), Robert Henson (Tenor), Alonzo Jones (Baritone), Bernice Hall (Soprano)
1963, New York, St. George Hotel, Brooklyn
12 Tracks, 47:53

  • Act I

    • 1. Introduction; Summertime
      04:54
    • 2. A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
      01:53
    • 3. Gone, Gone, Gone
      06:08
    • 4. My Man's Gone Now
      04:06

  • Act II

    • 1. I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
      02:52
    • 2. Bess, You Is My Woman
      05:04
    • 3. It Ain't Necessarily So
      02:57
    • 4. What You Want wid Bess?
      08:00
    • 5. I Loves You, Porgy
      02:22

  • Act III

    • 1. There's a Boat Dat's Leaving Soon for New York
      03:58
    • 2. Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess
      04:14
    • 3. Oh, Lawd, I'm On My Way
      01:25