George Gershwin 's opera live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in Trevor Nunn 's celebrated staging for Glyndeboume. Book and lyrics by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin.
Royal Opera House Porgy and Bess Chorus and ROH
Orchestra/Andrew Litton Parti
8.40 Mornin' Time an' Ev'nin' Time
"Dear Mr Heyward ,
In thinking of ideas for new compositions, I came back to one that I had several years ago - namely Porgy ..."
Geprge Gershwin expressed his interest in DuBose
Hevward's novel as early as 1926, but didn't start composing until 1934.
Those involved in the long process kept notes of their growing excitement as Porgy and Bess took shape.
9.05 Part 2
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