Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Golda Schultz, sopranos ; Frederick Ballentine, tenor ; Eric Owens, bass-baritone ; Alfred Walker, bass ; with supporting soloists ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; David Robertson, conductor. Recorded live 2019 September 23 and October 16 the Metropolitan Opera. Opera in three acts. Title from disc label. Booklet with program notes in English (18 unnumbered pages ; color illustrations) inserted in container.
Contents:
disc 3. Oh, Lawd, I'm on my way. Summertime -- Oh, nobody knows when de Lawd is goin' to call -- Seem like dese bones -- Summertime (reprise) -- Give him to me -- Here come de honey man -- Here comes Big Boy! -- Oh little stars, little stars -- Jesus, he's killed him! -- Where is brother Robbins? -- Come on sister, come on brother -- A saucer-burying setup, I see -- My man's gone now -- How de saucer stan' now, my sister? -- Oh, the train at the station -- disc 2. Oh, I'm a-goin out to de Blackfish Banks -- Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic -- Oh, I got plenty o'nuttin' -- Listen there what I tells you? -- Mornin', Lawyer -- 'Lo, Bess, goin' to picnic? -- Bess, you is my woman now -- Oh, I can't sit down! -- What's de matter wid you, sister? -- I ain' got no shame -- It ain't necessarily so -- Shame on all you sinners! -- Oh, what you want wid Bess? -- Lemme go, hear dat boat -- Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for -- Take yo' hands off me, I say -- Oh Doctor Jesus -- Oh, dey's so fresh an' fine -- Now de time, oh Gawd -- I wants to stay here - I loves you Porgy -- Why you been out on dat wharf so long, Clara? -- Oh, Doctor Jesus -- Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens -- One of dese mornin's -- Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do' -- You is a nice parcel of Christmas -- If Gawd want to kill me -- A red-headed woman -- Jake's boat, in de river -- disc 3. Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted -- You low-lived skunk -- Summertime (reprise) -- Wait for us over there, Al -- Oh Gawd! They goin' make him look on Crown's face! -- There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York -- Good mornin' sistuh! Good mornin' brudder -- It's Porgy comin' home -- Oh, Bess, where's my Bess -- Bess is gone -- Oh, Lawd, I'm on my way.
Summary:
To open the 2019-20 season, this production returned to the Met stage for the first time in nearly 30 years. The acclaimed new production of America's favorite opera is captured in this three-CD set headlined by Eric Owens and Angel Blue in the title roles. Breaking company box-office records, it was even extended for an unprecedented three additional performances in February 2020.
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