The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess /

An adaptation of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production. Porgy, a cripple who lives in Catfish Row, falls in love with Bess, but has to compete with the hard-drinking, gambling Crown for her affection.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	London Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Performer), Primetime (Firm), Homevale (Firm), Picture Music International, British Broadcasting Corporation, EMI Records Ltd
Other Authors:	Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940, Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961, Nunn, Trevor (Director), Smith, Greg (Production personnel), White, Willard (Vocalist, Actor), Haymon, Cynthia (Vocalist, Actor), Baker, Gregg (Vocalist, Actor), Clarey, Cynthia (Vocalist, Actor), Evans, Damon (Vocalist, Actor), Simpson, Marietta (Vocalist, Actor), Rattle, Simon, 1955- (Conductor), Rutenberg, Craig (Conductor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional subtitles available in French, German, and Italian.
Published:	[London?] : EMI Records, [2001]
Series:	EMI classics
Subjects:	Operas. Filmed operas.

Description
Summary:	An adaptation of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production. Porgy, a cripple who lives in Catfish Row, falls in love with Bess, but has to compete with the hard-drinking, gambling Crown for her affection.
Item Description:	Opera in three acts. Title from disc label. Opera based on the play: Porgy / DuBose Heyward and Dorothy K. Heyward; videorecording based on the original Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production directed by Trevor Nunn. EMI: 7243 4 92497 9 0 (on container: DVB 4 92497 9). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, stereo.
Production Credits:	Adapted for the screen by Trevor Nunn with Yves Baigneres ; producers, Greg Smith and Stephany Marks ; executive producers, Richard Price (Primetime) and Dennis Marks (BBC).