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Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene 1. Summertime by Anne Brown

First released: Jan 2003, Length: 2:26

Creators (2)

Conductor

  1. Alexander Smallens (15 May 1940)

Orchestra

  1. Decca Symphony Orchestra (15 May 1940)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) (15 May 1940)

    Composer

    1. George Gershwin (1934 - 1935)

    Lyricist

    1. DuBose Heyward
    2. Ira Gershwin

Releases containing this recording (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Porgy and Bess (Selections): Original Cast and Other Early Recordings (Recorded 1935–1942) Jan 2003 Gershwin; Anne Brown, Todd Duncan, Avon Long, Paul Robeson, Lawrence Tibbett, Jascha Heifetz