San Francisco Opera The Gershwinss Porgy and Bess

Product Description This is the first live recording of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess on DVD! Eric Owens (Porgy) and Laquita Mitchell (Bess) lead an amazing cast. Led by internationally acclaimed conductor John DeMain, who's 1976 recording of Porgy and Bess won a Grammy and remains a benchmark interpretation of this masterpiece. Includes interviews with artists and creative team as bonus (29 mins) Recorded live in High Definition at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 2009. Review This DVD is a document that beneath the surface testifies what all the fuss was about nearly forty (and eighty!) years ago, and will reward on repeated viewings both those who experience Porgy and Bess for the first time as an opera, and those who already have it in their hearts and ears. --Greg Hettmansberger, Madison Magazine These are performances of grandeur, tenderness and wit, clothed in robust and beautiful vocalism...DeMain continues to be a masterful interpreter of this score, bringing out both its rhythmic ebullience and the vaunting artistic ambition that give the piece its flavor. --San Francisco Chronicle