| Other author/creator | Alwyn, Kenneth conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Babb, Ena, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Baptiste, Thomas, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023 vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Ellington, Ray, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. |
| Other author/creator | Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Lucas, Isabelle, 1927-1997, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. |
| Other author/creator | Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. |
| Other author/creator | Webb, George (Vocalist), vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Welch, Elisabeth, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Winters, Lawrence, vocalist. |
| Included Work | Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen (Carmen Jones). Selections. |
| Other author/creator | Linden Singers, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Michael Sammes Singers performer. |
| Other author/creator | New World Show Orchestra performer. |
| Uniform title | Porgy and Bess. Selections |
| Contents |
Porgy and Bess. Summertime ; I got plenty o' nuttin' ; Bess, you is my woman now ; It ain't necessarily so ; Oh, dey's so fresh an' fine ; I loves you, Porgy ; There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York ; Oh Bess, oh where's my Bess? ; Oh, Lawd, I'm on my way / Gershwin -- Carmen Jones. Overture ; Dat's love ; You talk just like my maw ; Dere's a café ; Beat out dat rhythm on a drum ; Stand up and fight ; Whizzin' away along the track ; Dis flower ; Card song ; My Joe ; Finale / Bizet. |
| General note | "Highlights"--Original container. |
| General note | Porgy and Bess an opera in three acts by George Gershwin based on the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward; book by Heyward; lyrics by Heyward and Ira Gershwin. Carmen Jones a musical play in two acts based on the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II after Meilhac and Halévy's adaptation of the novel by Prosper Mérimée. |
| General note | Previously released as a compact disc. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012). |
| Performer |
In Porgy and Bess: Lawrence Winters, Isabelle Lucas, Ray Ellington ; Linden Singers. In Carmen Jones: Grace Bumbry, George Webb, Ena Babb, Thomas Baptiste, Elisabeth Welch ; Mike Sammes Singers. Both with New World Show Orchestra ; Kenneth Alwyn, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | 1st work recorded Feb. 16, 1961, 2nd Nov. 10, 1962 in London. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
