American Playhouse:: Porgy and Bess (TVE)
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast: Cynthia Clarey, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Gordon Hawkins, Gregg Baker, Marietta Simpson, Paula Ingram, Willard White
Synopsis:
Cast: Cynthia Clarey, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Gordon Hawkins, Gregg Baker, Marietta Simpson, Paula Ingram, Willard White
Synopsis:
The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin’s opera which uses Gershwin’s own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.
