| Other author/creator | Evans, Damon, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Haymon, Cynthia, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961. |
| Other author/creator | Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Rattle, Simon, 1955- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | White, Willard vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer. |
| Uniform title | Porgy and Bess. Selections |
| Contents |
Introduction-- Jasbo Brown Blues -- Summertime -- Give him to me--A woman is a sometime thing--Here come de honey man -- My man's gone now -- How de saucer stan' now, my sister? -- Oh, the train is at the station -- Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks--It take a long pull to get there -- Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic--Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' -- Lissen there, what I tells you-- I hates yo' struttin' style -- Buzzard keep on flyin' over -- Honey, we sure goin' strutt our stuff today! --Bess, you is my woman now -- Oh, I can't sit down -- It ain't necessarily so-- Shame on all you sinners -- Oh, what you want wid Bess? -- A red-headed woman make a choo-choo jump its track -- Listen: there's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York -- Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin' over on this baby -- Here Mingo, what's de matter wid you all? -- Maria, Maria, where's Bess? -- Bess is gone -- Oh Lawd, I'm on my way. |
| General note | Libretto by DuBose Heyward; lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin; based on the play by DuBose Heyward and Dorothy K. Heyward. |
| General note | Opera excerpts. |
| General note | Previously released as a compact disc. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012). |
| Performer |
Cynthia Haymon, soprano ; Damon Evans, tenor ; Willard White, bass ; other soloists ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic ; Simon Rattle, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Feb. 1988, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
