The Opera: Selected Videography
Below are excerpts of various operatic and Broadway productions of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. While most are staged, some excerpts were filmed, e.g., the 1959 film adaptation and the 1993 BBC television production. There are significant differences from both the original opera and later musical and film adaptations, but the brief survey below should provide the viewer with a basic sense of the dramatic and musical spirit of the original work and its later derivatives.
OPERATIC PRODUCTIONS
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BROADWAY REVIVAL
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FILM PRODUCTIONS
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