[Met Performance] CID:298020
Porgy and Bess {33} Metropolitan Opera House: 09/27/1989.

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


Metropolitan Opera House
September 27, 1989


PORGY AND BESS {33}
G. Gershwin-Heyward/I. Gershwin

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

Original Production.....Nathaniel Merrill
Production..............Arvin Brown [Debut]
Designer................Robert O'Hearn
Lighting designer.......Gil Wechsler
Choreographer...........Arthur Mitchell

Porgy and Bess received twelve performances this season.

Revival gift of The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund

[The chorus was engaged specifically for Gershwin's opera.]


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 1989-90
• Porgy and Bess: Conductor [Levine, James]
• Porgy and Bess: Porgy [Smartt, Michael]
• Porgy and Bess: Bess [Baskerville, Priscilla]
• Porgy and Bess: Sporting Life [Holt, Ben]
• Porgy and Bess: Crown [Baker, Gregg]
• Porgy and Bess: Clara [Martin, Marvis]
• Porgy and Bess: Jake [Hawkins, Gordon]
• Porgy and Bess: Serena [Johnson, Camellia]
• Porgy and Bess: Robbins [Payne, Edward]
• Porgy and Bess: Jasbo [Joubert, Joseph]
• Porgy and Bess: Mingo [Forest, Michael]
• Porgy and Bess: Jim [Lofton, Michael]
• Porgy and Bess: Peter [Wallace, Mervin]
• Porgy and Bess: Lily [Burns, Karla]
• Porgy and Bess: Maria [Wharton, Marjorie]
• Porgy and Bess: Undertaker [White, Edward]
• Porgy and Bess: Frazier [Bazemore, Raymond]
• Porgy and Bess: Scipio [Findlay, Carl]
• Porgy and Bess: Strawberry Woman [Thompson, Linda]
• Porgy and Bess: Crab Man [Randolph, Lynn]
• Porgy and Bess: Archdale [Dabdoub, Jack]
• Porgy and Bess: Detective [Rowe, Hansford]
• Porgy and Bess: Policeman [Murphy, Andrew]
• Porgy and Bess: Coroner [Sims, Jack]
• Porgy and Bess: Dance [Dance Theatre of Harlem Workshop Ensemble]
• Porgy and Bess: Director [Merrill, Nathaniel]
• Porgy and Bess: Stage Director [Brown, Arvin]
• Porgy and Bess: Designer [O'Hearn, Robert]
• Porgy and Bess: Choreographer [Mitchell, Arthur]
• Porgy and Bess: Lighting Designer [Wechsler, Gil]
• Heyward Memorial Fund, The DuBose and Dorothy: 1989-90: Revival gift: Porgy and Bess
• 1989-90: Porgy and Bess: Revival gift: The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund
• 1989-90: Porgy and Bess: 12 performances: American Opera: Statistics
Met Careers
• Baker, Gregg [Baritone]
• Baskerville, Priscilla [Soprano]
• Bazemore, Raymond [Baritone]
• Burns, Karla [Mezzo Soprano]
• Dabdoub, Jack [Actor]
• Dance Theatre of Harlem Workshop Ensemble [Performing Group]
• Findlay, Carl [Actor]
• Forest, Michael [Tenor]
• Hawkins, Gordon [Baritone]
• Holt, Ben [Baritone]
• Johnson, Camellia [Mezzo Soprano]
• Joubert, Joseph [Piano]
• Levine, James [Conductor]
• Lofton, Michael [Baritone]
• Martin, Marvis [Soprano]
• Murphy, Andrew [Actor]
• Payne, Edward [Baritone]
• Randolph, Lynn [Tenor]
• Rowe, Hansford [Actor]
• Sims, Jack [Actor]
• Smartt, Michael [Baritone]
• Thompson, Linda [Mezzo Soprano]
• Wallace, Mervin [Tenor]
• Wharton, Marjorie [Soprano]
• White, Edward [Baritone]