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Porgy and Bess (1993)

Porgy and Bess (1993)

Drama Music
Release Date: 1993, October 6
Directors: Trevor Nunn
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC
Cast: Ted Maynard, Earlene Bentley, Billy J. Mitchell, Alan Tilvern, Willard White, Linda Thompson, Ewart James Walters, Ron Travis, Gregg Baker, Feliziano Flores, Marc Summers, Harolyn Blackwell

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

sex worker disability opera black love black singer glyndebourne