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Porgy And Bess

World Record Club ST. 161; World Record Club T 161. Released July 1962. United Kingdom.

Released
July 1962
Territory
United Kingdom
Label as printed
World Record Club ST. 161; World Record Club T 161
Catalogue number
Unknown
Format
Unknown

What it documents no production attributed

This recording is filed against Porgy and Bess. Nothing on the record says which staging of it was recorded. Here is every staging we hold.

1935 Alvin Theatre Original · opened October 10, 1935 124 perf.
1942 Majestic Theatre Revival · opened January 22, 1942 286 perf.
1943 44th Street Theatre Revival · opened September 13, 1943 24 perf.
1944 City Center Revival · opened February 7, 1944 64 perf.
1953 Revival Revival · opened March 10, 1953 305 perf.
1976 Uris Theatre Revival · opened September 25, 1976 122 perf.
1983 Radio City Music Hall Revival · opened April 7, 1983 45 perf.
2012 Richard Rodgers Theatre Revival · opened January 12, 2012 322 perf.

The release date does not fall inside exactly one of these runs, so even the weakest guess is unavailable here.

Track listing none held

No track listing is held for this recording, or for any of the other 236. The running order is usually printed on the back of the sleeve. We hold a photograph of the back of this one, so the information is sitting in the picture above and has not been read off it: that is a job nobody has done, not a fact nobody knows.

Other recordings of Porgy and Bess40 held

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Porgy and Bess
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Porgy and Bess Decca Classics 5287201
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Porgy and Bess London Records 414 559-2; London Records 414 560-2; London Recor…
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Porgy and Bess (Excerpts) (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin feat. conductor: Leonard Slatkin, bass-baritone: Simon Estes, soprano: Roberta Alexander, mezzo-soprano: Diane Curry) Philips 2PH412-720
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Porgy and Bess (highlights) Philips 412 720-2
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Porgy and Bess - Performances From the Soundtrack Universe UN 2 013
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The Samuel Goldwyn Motion Picture Production of Porgy and Bess CBS S 70007
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The Samuel Goldwyn Motion Picture Production of Porgy and Bess Sony Masterworks SMK 64314
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Highlights From “Porgy and Bess” Victor Red Seal C 25. 1939
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Selections from George Gershwin’s Folk Opera Porgy and Bess ? 29067 A/B; ? 29068 A/B; ? 29069 A/B; ? 29070 A/B; Decca Record…. 1940
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George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Decca Records DL 79024. 1959
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess CBS S 70007. 1974
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Porgy and Bess Decca Records 609-11. 1976
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Porgy and Bess (Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Lorin Maazel) London Records OSA 13116. 1976
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Porgy and Bess RCA Red Seal RL 42412. 1978
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Porgy & Bess RCA Red Seal RD84680. 1983
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Porgy and Bess RCA Red Seal RCD3-2109. 1987
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Porgy and Bess RCA Red Seal RD82109(3). 1988
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Porgy and Bess EMI Digital 7 49568 2. 1989
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Selections From Porgy and Bess Quintessence CDQ 2048. 1989
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The Samuel Goldwyn Motion Picture Production of Porgy & Bess CBS S 70007. 1989
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Highlights from Porgy and Bess Musical Heritage Society MHS 512426K. 1989
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Porgy and Bess (highlights) EMI Classics CDC 7 54325 2. October 14, 1991
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Porgy and Bess MCA Classics MCAD-10520. 1992
Porgy & Bess Suite
Porgy & Bess Suite Channel Classics CCS 8395. February 1995
Porgy And Bess
Porgy And Bess Dorian Recordings DOR-90223. 1996
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Porgy and Bess: Highlights Decca Classics 436 306-2. 1997
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Porgy and Bess EMI Classics 5 56220 2. June 19, 1997
Porgy & Bess: 1951 Studio Recording
Porgy & Bess: 1951 Studio Recording Sony Classical. 1998
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Porgy & Bess LaserLight Digital 14 365. 1998
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Porgy and Bess (disc 1) RCA Red Seal RCD3-2109. July 1, 1998
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Porgy and Bess EMI Classics 7243 4 76832 2 0. 2005
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Porgy and Bess Decca Records B0007431-02. 2006
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Porgy and Bess (Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Lorin Maazel) Decca Records 000994602. October 9, 2007
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Porgy & Bess audite Musikproduktion. April 17, 2009
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Porgy and Bess Sony Classical. December 7, 2009
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Porgy and Bess Kritzerland KR 20034-9. September 11, 2018
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The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess The Metropolitan Opera. September 23, 2019
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Porgy and Bess (Highlights) Pentatone PTC 5186 883. July 8, 2021
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Porgy and Bess (Highlights) Pentatone PTC 5186 883. July 9, 2021

Separate releases, not necessarily separate recordings. A reissue, a foreign pressing and an original can all appear here as three rows, because what we hold is releases and the field that would distinguish them is not held.

What this page does not know

  • Which production this documents, or whether it documents one at all.
  • What is on it. No track listing, no running time, no side breaks.
  • Who sings. No performer is credited on any recording we hold, so the cast of the album and the cast of the stage production are never compared.
  • The format. Whether it was vinyl, CD, cassette or download is not known.
  • The catalogue number as a separate field. It may be inside the label string above; see the note on the right.
  • Where to buy, rent or borrow it. No purchase link is held for any recording.

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