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[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 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
Search by season: 1989-90
Search by title: Porgy and Bess,
Met careers
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
- 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
- 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
Search by season: 1989-90
Search by title: Porgy and Bess,
Met careers
- James Levine [Conductor]
- Michael Smartt [Porgy]
- Priscilla Baskerville [Bess]
- Ben Holt [Sporting Life]
- Gregg Baker [Crown]
- Marvis Martin [Clara]
- Gordon Hawkins [Jake]
- Camellia Johnson [Serena]
- Edward Payne [Robbins]
- Joseph Joubert [Jasbo]
- Michael Forest [Mingo]
- Michael Lofton [Jim]
- Mervin Wallace [Peter]
- Karla Burns [Lily]
- Marjorie Wharton [Maria]
- Edward White [Undertaker]
- Raymond Bazemore [Frazier]
- Carl Findlay [Scipio]
- Linda Thompson [Strawberry Woman]
- Lynn Randolph [Crab Man]
- Jack Dabdoub [Archdale]
- Hansford Rowe [Detective]
- Andrew Murphy [Policeman]
- Jack Sims [Coroner]
- Dance Theatre of Harlem Workshop Ensemble [Dance]
- Nathaniel Merrill [Director]
- Arvin Brown [Stage Director]
- Robert O'Hearn [Designer]
- Arthur Mitchell [Choreographer]
- Gil Wechsler [Lighting Designer]