Gershwin: Porgy & Bess - Original 1935 Production Version

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Introduction

01:44

Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Summertime

02:10

Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Seems like these bones don't give me nothin' but boxcars tonight

03:15

Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Leonard Rowe, Chauncey Packer, Monique McDonald, Barron Coleman, Justin Lee Miller, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Tenor: Robert Mack - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Tenor: Barron Coleman - Voice: Justin Lee Miller - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Summertime

00:53

Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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What, that chile ain't asleep yet?...A woman is a sometime thing

02:25

Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Leonard Rowe, Chauncey Packer, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Tenor: Robert Mack - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Honey man! Honey man! Here come de honey man

03:12

Alvy Powell, Robert Mack, Calvin Lee, Linda Thompson Williams, Leonard Rowe, Chauncey Packer, Barron Coleman, Justin Lee Miller, Monique McDonald, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Tenor: Robert Mack - Tenor: Calvin Lee - Mezzo-Soprano: Linda Thompson Williams - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Tenor: Barron Coleman - Vocals: Justin Lee Miller - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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They pass by singin'

01:46

Alvy Powell, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Here comes Big Boy!

03:48

Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Chauncey Packer, Leonard Warren, Justin Lee Miller, Lester Lynch, Monique McDonald, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Marquita Lister - Tenor: Robert Mack - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Baritone: Leonard Warren - Vocals: Justin Lee Miller - Baritone: Lester Lynch - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Crown cock-eyed drunk...Oh, little stars

02:42

Alvy Powell, Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Justin Lee Miller, Chauncey Packer, Leonard Rowe, Lester Lynch, Barron Coleman, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Tenor: Robert Mack - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Voice: Justin Lee Miller - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Baritone: Lester Lynch - Tenor: Barron Coleman - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh stop them! Don't let them fight!

01:09

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Linda Thompson Williams, Chauncey Packer, Leonard Rowe, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Tenor: Robert Mack - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Wake up an' hit it out. You ain't got no time to lose

04:17

Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Lester Lynch, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Marquita Lister - Tenor: Robert Mack - Baritone: Lester Lynch - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Gone, gone, gone...Overflow

06:36

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Leonard Rowe, Monique McDonald, Linda Thompson Williams, Calvin Lee, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Tenor: Calvin Lee - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Um! A saucer-buryin' setup, I see

03:01

Alvy Powell, Richard Daniel, Monique McDonald, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Calvin Lee, Leonard Rowe, Paul Bracy, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Voice: Richard Daniel - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Tenor: Calvin Lee - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Voice: Paul Bracy - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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My man's gone now

04:13

Monique McDonald, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Monique McDonald - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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How de saucer stan'now, my sister?

01:59

Alvy Powell, Justin Lee Miller, Monique McDonald, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Voice: Justin Lee Miller - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Leavin' for the Promise' Lan

02:53

Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Marquita Lister - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh, I'm a-goin' out to the Blackfish Banks

03:17

Nicole Cabell, Leonard Rowe, Tamica Harris, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Mezzo-Soprano: Tamica Harris - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh, I got plenty o'nuttin'

02:38

Alvy Powell, Monique McDonald, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Mornin, lawyer, lookin' for somebody?

04:50

Linda Thompson Williams, Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Uzee Brown Jnr., Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Baritone: Uzee Brown Jnr. - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Dey's a Buckra comin'

01:57

Nicole Cabell, Jeremiah Cooper, Tamica Harris, Monique McDonald, Bart Lefan, Chauncey Packer, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Voice: Jeremiah Cooper - Mezzo-Soprano: Tamica Harris - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Voice: Bart Lefan - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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'Lo Bess, goin' to de picnic?

03:33

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Leonard Rowe, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Tenor: Robert Mack - Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Bess, you is my woman now

05:23

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh, I can't sit down

04:37

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Allegretto barbaro...Ha da da, ha da da

01:56

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Tenor: Robert Mack - Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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It ain't necessarily so

04:48

Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Tenor: Robert Mack - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Crown! You know very well dis Crown

02:51

Marquita Lister, Lester Lynch, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Marquita Lister - Baritone: Lester Lynch - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh...What you want wid Bess?

03:48

Marquita Lister, Lester Lynch, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Marquita Lister - Baritone: Lester Lynch - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for

02:33

Leonard Rowe, Chauncey Packer, Justin Lee Miller, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Baritone: Leonard Rowe - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Voice: Justin Lee Miller - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Well, if it ain't ole Peter!

02:00

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Linda Thompson Williams, Calvin Lee, Monique McDonald, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Tenor: Calvin Lee - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh Doctor Jesus

02:12

Alvy Powell, Monique McDonald, Calvin Lee, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Tenor: Calvin Lee - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh dey's so fresh an' fine...I'm talkin' about devil crabs

03:03

Alvy Powell, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Chauncey Packer, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Porgy, Porgy, dat you there, ain't it?

02:51

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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I loves you, Porgy

02:06

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara?

01:29

Nicole Cabell, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Storm

01:57

Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens

02:08

Alvy Powell, Robert Mack, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Monique McDonald, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Tenor: Robert Mack - Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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One of dese mornin's...Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do'

02:21

Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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You is a nice parcel of Christians

03:16

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Lester Lynch, Monique McDonald, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Baritone: Lester Lynch - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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A red-headed woman

01:19

Lester Lynch, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Baritone: Lester Lynch - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Jake's boat in de river, upside down!

02:07

Marquita Lister, Nicole Cabell, Alvy Powell, Lester Lynch, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Marquita Lister - Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Baritone: Lester Lynch - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted

02:37

Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Ha ha ha

01:47

Robert Mack, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Tenor: Robert Mack - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Summertime

03:20

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Introduction, Wait for us at the corner

06:20

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Richard Daniel, Tamica Harris, Monique McDonald, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Talmage M. Watts, Paul Bracy, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Tenor: Robert Mack - Voice: Richard Daniel - Mezzo-Soprano: Tamica Harris - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Voice: Talmage M. Watts - Voice: Paul Bracy - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Listen: There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York

04:11

Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Soprano: Marquita Lister - Tenor: Robert Mack - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Occupational humoresque (Good mornin')

03:18

Alvy Powell, Marquita Lister, Robert Mack, Nicole Cabell, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Soprano: Marquita Lister - Tenor: Robert Mack - Soprano: Nicole Cabell - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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It's Porgy comin' home

03:53

Alvy Powell, Nashville Symphony Chorus, Linda Thompson Williams, Tiffany Nicole Wharton, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Chorus: Nashville Symphony Chorus - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Mezzo-Soprano: Tiffany Nicole Wharton - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Oh, Bess, oh where's my Bess

01:36

Alvy Powell, Linda Thompson Williams, Monique McDonald, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Soprano: Monique McDonald - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin

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Where's Bess gone? Oh Lawd, I'm on my way

02:54

Alvy Powell, Chauncey Packer, Linda Thompson Williams, Nashville Symphony, John Mauceri

Bass (Vocal): Alvy Powell - Tenor: Chauncey Packer - Contralto: Linda Thompson Williams - Orchestra: Nashville Symphony - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: George Gershwin