Alvy Powell Porgy) ; Marquita Lister (Bess) ; Lester Lynch (Crown) ; Monique McDonald (Serena) ; Nicole Cabell (Clara) ; Linda Thompson Williams (Maria) ; Leonard Rowe (Jake) ; Robert Mack (Sporting Life) ; supporting soloists ; Nashville Symphony Chorus ; Members of the Blair Children's Chorus ; Members of the Tennessee State University Band ; Nashville Symphony Orchestra ; John Mauceri, production musical director and conductor. Recorded at Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 2006. "Original 1935 production version. Restoration from the original production materials by John Mauceri, with the assistance of Wayne Shirley, Charles Hamm, Scott Dunn and D. Wilson Ochoa"--Container. "This recording includes spoken interjections recorded in the original prompter's book, as well as those based on the continuing aural performance tradition of Porgy and Bess. This printed libretto reproduces the original performance text as edited by Ira Gershwin"--page [70] of insert. Booklet defective: pages 1-8 and pages 65-[70] missing; pages 9-14 duplicated. IaU Compact disc. Opera. Program notes and synopsis by Wayne Shirley, and libretto ([70] pages) inserted in container.
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