17 octobre 2010 - George Gershwin, Porgy and Bess

Invités: Harry Halbreich, Marc Hérouet et Patrick Baton

Version choisie : A & B

Version A
Willard White (Porgy) – Leona Mitchell (Bess) – Barbara Hendricks (Clara) – François Clemmons (Sporting Life) – Mc Henry Boatwright (Crown) – Florence Quivar (Serena) – Barbara Conrad (maria)
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus - The Cleveland Orchestra - Lorin Maazel
3CD Decca 475 8663
enr. 1975 / rééd. 2007

Version B
Willard White (Porgy) – Cynthia Haymon (Bess) – Harolyn Blackwell (Clara) – Damon Evans (Sporting Life) – Gregg Baker (Crown) – Cynthia Clarey (Serena) – Marietta Simpson (Maria)
The Glyndebourne Chorus - The London Philharmonic – Simon Rattle
3CD EMI 4768322
enr. 1988 / rééd. 2005

Version C
Jonathan Lemalu (Porgy) – Isabelle Kabatu (Bess) – Bibiana Nwobilo (Clara) – Michael Forest (Sporting Life) – Gregg Baker (Crown) – Angela Renée Simpson(Serena) – Roberta Alexander (Maria)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir – Orchestre de Chambre d’Europe – Nikolaus Harnoncourt
3CD Sony - RCA 88697591762
enr. &  par. 2009

Version D
Alvy Powell (Porgy) – Marquita Lister (Bess) – Nicole Cabell (Clara) – Robert Mack (Sporting Life) – Lester Lynch (Crown) – Monique McDonald (Serena) – Linda Thompson William (Maria)
Nashville Symphony Chorus – Members of the Blair Children’s Chorus – Members of the Tennessee State University Band - Nashville Symphony Orchestra – John Mauceri
3CD Decca 475 7877
enr. & par. 2006