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[Met Performance] CID:282350
Porgy and Bess
Metropolitan Opera House, Mon, October 28, 1985
Debut : Jack Sims
Porgy and Bess (17)
George Gershwin | DuBose Heyward
Porgy and Bess received sixteen performances this season.
The chorus, engaged specifically for Gershwin's opera, was listed in the program as the Porgy and Bess Chorus.
Search by season: 1985-86
Search by title: Porgy and Bess,
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Porgy and Bess
Metropolitan Opera House, Mon, October 28, 1985
Debut : Jack Sims
Porgy and Bess (17)
George Gershwin | DuBose Heyward
- Porgy
- Robert Mosley
- Bess
- Roberta Alexander
- Sporting Life
- Charles Williams
- Crown
- Gregg Baker
- Clara
- Myra Merritt
- Jake
- Bruce Hubbard
- Serena
- Veronica Tyler
- Robbins
- Donald Osborne
- Jasbo
- Joseph Joubert
- Mingo
- John Freeman-McDaniels
- Jim
- Michael Lofton
- Peter
- Mervin Wallace
- Lily
- Hillary Johnsson
- Maria
- Barbara Conrad
- Undertaker
- Milton B. Grayson, Jr.
- Frazier
- John D. Anthony
- Scipio
- Clinton Chinyelu Ingram
- Strawberry Woman
- Isola Jones
- Crab Man
- Jay Aubrey Jones
- Archdale
- Osie Hawkins
- Detective
- Jack Sims [Debut]
- Policeman
- Andrew Murphy
- Coroner
- Gary Drane
- Conductor
- James Levine
- Director
- Nathaniel Merrill
- Designer
- Robert O'Hearn
- Lighting Designer
- Gil Wechsler
- Choreographer
- Arthur Mitchell
- Stage Director
- David Sell
Porgy and Bess received sixteen performances this season.
The chorus, engaged specifically for Gershwin's opera, was listed in the program as the Porgy and Bess Chorus.
Search by season: 1985-86
Search by title: Porgy and Bess,
Met careers
- James Levine [Conductor]
- Robert Mosley [Porgy]
- Roberta Alexander [Bess]
- Charles Williams [Sporting Life]
- Gregg Baker [Crown]
- Myra Merritt [Clara]
- Bruce Hubbard [Jake]
- Veronica Tyler [Serena]
- Donald Osborne [Robbins]
- Joseph Joubert [Jasbo]
- John Freeman-McDaniels [Mingo]
- Michael Lofton [Jim]
- Mervin Wallace [Peter]
- Hillary Johnsson [Lily]
- Barbara Conrad [Maria]
- Milton B. Grayson, Jr. [Undertaker]
- John D. Anthony [Frazier]
- Clinton Chinyelu Ingram [Scipio]
- Isola Jones [Strawberry Woman]
- Jay Aubrey Jones [Crab Man]
- Osie Hawkins [Archdale]
- Jack Sims [Detective]
- Andrew Murphy [Policeman]
- Gary Drane [Coroner]
- Dance Theatre of Harlem Workshop Ensemble [Dance]
- Nathaniel Merrill [Director]
- Robert O'Hearn [Designer]
- Arthur Mitchell [Choreographer]
- Gil Wechsler [Lighting Designer]
- David Sell [Stage Director]