[Met Tour] CID:202760



George Gershwin Night
Lewisohn Stadium, Manhattan, New York, Sat, August 7, 1965




George Gershwin Night


Girl Crazy: Overture

Piano Concerto in F
Earl Wild, Piano

Rhapsody in Blue
Earl Wild, Piano

Porgy and Bess: Introduction

Porgy and Bess: Summertime
Lavergne Monette, Soprano [Only appearance]

Porgy and Bess: A woman is a sometime thing
William Warfield, Baritone [Only appearance]
Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Porgy and Bess: My man's gone now
Lavergne Monette

Porgy and Bess: Promised Land
Lavergne Monette
Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Porgy and Bess: Bess, you is my woman now
Lavergne Monette
William Warfield

Porgy and Bess: Oh, I can't sit down
Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Porgy and Bess: It ain't necessarily so
There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York
William Warfield

Porgy and Bess: Oh Lawd, I'm on my way
[This selection was repeated.]
Lavergne Monette
William Warfield
Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Conductor...............Henry Lewis [First appearance]

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera Chorus





Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera Chorus

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