Gershwin - Porgy and Bess

Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Marietta Simpson & Gregg Baker Glyndebourne Chorus & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Willard White (Porgy), Cynthia Haymon (Bess), Gregg Baker (Crown), Harolyn Blackwell (Clara), Cynthia Clarey (Serena), Marietta Simpson (Maria), Damon Evans (Sportin' Life) Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle, production direction by Trevor Nunn

Donnie Ray Albert (Porgy), Clamma Dale (Bess), Wilma Shakesnider (Serena), Carol Brice (Maria), Andrew Smith (Crown), Alexander B. Smalls (Jake), Betty Lane (Clara), Larry Marshall (Sportin’ Life) Houston Grand Opera, John DeMain

Leontyne Price (soprano), William Warfield (baritone), McHenry Boatwright (baritone), John W. Bubbles (tenor), Barbara Webb (soprano), Berniece Hall (soprano), Maeretha Stewart (soprano), Miriam Burton (mezzo-soprano), Robert Henson (tenor), Alonzo Jones (baritone) Skitch Henderson

Willard White (Porgy), Leona Mitchell (Bess), McHenry Boatwright (Crown), Florence Quivar (Serena), Barbara Hendricks (Clara), Barbara Conrad (Maria), Arthur Thompson (Jake), François Clemmons (Sporting Life) The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, Lorin Maazel

Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Donnie Ray Albert (Porgy), Clamma Dale (Bess), Wilma Shakesnider (Serena), Carol Brice (Maria), Andrew Smith (Crown), Alexander B. Smalls (Jake), Betty Lane (Clara), Larry Marchsall (Sportin' Life) Houston Grand Opera Orchcestra & Chorus, John Demain

Eric Owens (Porgy), Angel Blue (Bess), Latonia Moore (Serena), Golda Schultz (Clara), Denyce Graves (Maria), Frederick Ballentine (Sportin’ Life), Alfred Walker (Crown), Ryan Speedo Green (Jake), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, David Robertson

Lawrence Tibbett (baritone), Stewart Wille (piano) Victor Studio Orchestra, Nathaniel Shilkret, Alexander Smallens

Lawrence Winters, Camilla Williams, Inez Matthews, Avon Long, Warren Coleman J. Rosamond Johnson Chorus, Lehman Engel

William Warfield, Cab Calloway & Leontyne Price Alexander Smallens

Alvy Powell (Porgy), Marquita Lister (Bess), Nicole Cabell (Clara), Robert Mack (Sportin' Life), Lester Lynch (Crown), Abigail Burke (Serena), Leonard Rowe (Jake), Linda Thompson Williams (Maria), Chauncey Packer (Mingo/Nelson/Crab Man), Calvin Lee (Peter), Tamica Harris (Annie), Tiffany Wharton (Lily/Strawberry Woman), Charles Parris (Jim/Undertaker) Nashville Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Blair Children's Chorus & Tennessee State University Band, John Mauceri

Leontyne Price (Bess), William Warfield (Porgy), McHenry Boatwright (Sportin' Life) Skitch Henderson

Anne Brown, Todd Duncan, Avon Long, Paul Robeson, Lawrence Tibbett, Jascha Heifetz

Bibiana Nwobilo (soprano), Michael Forest (tenor), Rodney Clarke (baritone), Angela Renée Simpson (soprano), Previn Moore (tenor), Roberta Alexander (soprano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass baritone), Isabelle Kabatu (soprano), Gregg Baker (baritone), David McShane (bass) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), Ralph Votapek (piano), Peter Jablonski (piano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), David Parkhouse (piano), Willard White (Porgy), Leona Mitchell (Bess), McHenry Boatwright (Crown), Florence Quivar (Serena), Barbara Hendricks (Clara), Barbara Conrad (Maria), Arthur Thompson (Jake) & François Clemmons (Sporting Life) The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Festival Recording Ensemble, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, Arthur Fiedler, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bernard Herrmann, Antal Dorati, Lorin Maazel, John Mauceri

Jonathan Holland & Wesley Warren (trumpets), Wayne Marshall (piano), Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Gregg Baker, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Damon Evans, Peter Donohoe (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Harvey and the Wallbangers & London Sinfonietta, Sir Simon Rattle