Porgy and Bess > Original Cast Members


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Submitted on September 2, 2013 by Rodolfo

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Recording ID
4665
Show ID
279
Title
Porgy and Bess
Source
Original Cast Members
Year
1940
Type
Audio
Subtype
Stage Cast
Notes
This 1940 album of songs on Decca featuring the stars of the 1935 premiere production led to a 1942 Broadway revival. In 1942, Decca recorded a [r27278 second volume of selections]. The two albums were combined on Lp and released as the "Original Broadway Cast Recording."
Recording language
English
Location
US / NY / New York
Completion score
43
Liner Notes
[p29467 Untermeyer, Louis]
Director
[p4995 Mamoulian, Rouben]
Conductor
[p22949 Smallens, Alexander]
Performer
[p24850 Brown, Anne]
[p29466 Eva Jessye Choir, ]
[p580 Duncan, Todd]
[p12176 Dowdy, Helen]
[p29473 Goode, Gladys]
[p29471 Harvey, Georgette]
[p29469 Jackson, Harriet]
[p17544 Long, Avon]
[p29465 Matthews, Edward]
[p29472 Woolfolk, William]

Musician
[p29470 Decca Symphony Orchestra, ]