[Met Performance] CID:298020



Porgy and Bess
Metropolitan Opera House, Wed, September 27, 1989

Debut : Gordon Hawkins, Edward Payne, Michael Forest, Karla Burns, Marjorie Wharton, Edward White, Raymond Bazemore, Linda Thompson, Lynn Randolph, Arvin Brown




Porgy and Bess (33)
George Gershwin | DuBose Heyward
Porgy
Michael Smartt

Bess
Priscilla Baskerville

Sporting Life
Ben Holt

Crown
Gregg Baker

Clara
Marvis Martin

Jake
Gordon Hawkins [Debut]

Serena
Camellia Johnson

Robbins
Edward Payne [Debut]

Jasbo
Joseph Joubert

Mingo
Michael Forest [Debut]

Jim
Michael Lofton

Peter
Mervin Wallace

Lily
Karla Burns [Debut]

Maria
Marjorie Wharton [Debut]

Undertaker
Edward White [Debut]

Frazier
Raymond Bazemore [Debut]

Scipio
Carl Findlay

Strawberry Woman
Linda Thompson [Debut]

Crab Man
Lynn Randolph [Debut]

Archdale
Jack Dabdoub

Detective
Hansford Rowe

Policeman
Andrew Murphy

Coroner
Jack Sims

Dance
Dance Theatre of Harlem Workshop Ensemble


Conductor
James Levine


Director
Nathaniel Merrill

Designer
Robert O'Hearn

Lighting Designer
Gil Wechsler

Choreographer
Arthur Mitchell

Stage Director
Arvin Brown [Debut]





Porgy and Bess received twelve performances this season.
The chorus was engaged specifically for Gershwin's opera.

FUNDING:
Revival a gift of The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund

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