Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Excerpts) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Cape Town Opera Chorus ∙ Orozco-Estrada

[@beatricewoods8377]

Gershwin was ahead of his time composer i love any Gershwin songs this was a Masterpiece

[@Dylonely_9274]

It might sounds exaggerated, but I consider Porgy and Bess as the greatest pieces of music ever. Of course Gerhswin has been inspired a lot by Verdi, Wagner, Bizet and probably Puccini but he eventually composed an outstanding opera like absolutely no other (and I am talking about the whole original piece, which lasts at least 195 minutes). George Gershwin is a quite underrated composer for what he brought to music history, especially with his orchestral works and he was surely one of the finest composers ever.

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

I'll leave my comment here in case someone likes me and reminds me that I need to listen to this beautiful Gershwing masterpiece again. An amazing performance of this beautiful opera. Bravo to all the soloists, even through the screen ! 👏👏👏👏 ....from Fort Worth, Texas

[@mrleewins]

At the time that Gershwin wrote Porgy and Bess it was considered to be the only opera written in the United States. As a young boy in the early 1950s, my Mother took me to a performance at the old Denver Auditorium. Later in 2007, I had the pleasure again at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. This was real music and still is.

[@grannytrez]

I grew up in the 40s, listening to this. My grandmother was an opera singer.

[@alycatpublishing1164]

I grew up in the 60's and nothing is more nostalgic than P & B.

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

What a great opera. Described by Gershwing as a " folk opera " the work includes famous arias such as " Summertime " and exsplores themes of love and life in the African- American community of Charleston, South Carolina ....from Texas

[@ТетянаБурахович]

Фантастично, феєрично, дивовижно...Браво.

[@NormanLashley]

Stunning and thank you Texas !!

[@alycatpublishing1164]

A performance like this and the following reception afterward, is the pinnacle of mankind in my opinion. There is no greater achievement or accomplishment we have done that surpasses this.

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

OK. Now that you have listened to 40 minutes of some of the best opera ever written, is there any question that Gershwin was America's greatest compose?This is music making at its best. The melodies, the harmonies, and the orchestration may just have been too good for its early critics who didn't know what to make of this Brooklyn-born genius. In 2021 it is obvious that this is music to compare with Mozart, Wagner, and Puccini. It is American music through and through. This performance was just marvelous and a good time was had by all. I am drained.

[@JamesCello]

Makes Copland look so pedestrian by comparison

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

Phenomenal performance. What a great opera. Today is July 12th.George Gershwing died July 11, 1937 . He left us great music!

[@rubenseam]

[00:28] -- I. Summertime (Sopran) [04:50] -- II. A woman is a sometime thing (Bariton und Chor) [06:48] -- III. Gone, gone, gone (Chor) [09:39] -- IV. Overflow (Chor) [11:24] -- V. My man’s gone now (Sopran) [15:46] -- VI. The Promise’ Lan’ (Sopran und Chor) [18:34] -- VII. I got plenty o’nuttin (Bariton) [21:45] -- VIII. Bess, you is my woman now (Sopran und Bariton) [27:39] -- IX. Oh, I can’t sit down (Chor) [29:32] -- X. I ain’t got no shame (Chor) [30:17] -- XI. It ain’t necessarily so (Bariton und Chor) [34:57] -- XII. There’s a boat dat’s leavin’ (Bariton) [38:49] -- XIII. Lawd, I’m on my way (Sopran, Bariton und Chor)

[@wojtaskowy8693]

9:39 Overflow

[@joeebye1228]

very very thanx my friend

[@kristakumelj8829]

Summertime

[@auzoniaantoniabassanidossa8946]

@Burl Brugger 0

[@normameyer605]

Pelicula

[@christophehorton1070]

They master is extraordinary. It's utterly bone chilling how well they are prepared.

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

Simply beautiful! Their voices! My God, beautiful ...

[@harrydekok8949]

Amazing performance of this beautiful opera. The Cape Town opera choir are full of fun.

[@jandamskier6510]

no tenor, no bariton. Why?

[@lucacristinikl]

Premessa: tutto perfetto e sublime, il grande George ha colpito ancora, un genio della musica. Solisti e coro sudafricano assolutamente magnifico. Bravissimo anche il direttore d'orchestra, e ottima l'esecuzione della orchestra tedesca. Tuttavia non ho potuto fare a meno di notare che i cantanti e il direttore latino (pur molto impegnati) sprizzavano gioa e divertimento da ogni poro. I professionisti musicisti tedeschi che non hanno sbagliato una nota, molto impegnati come del resto i loro colleghi cantanti, non hanno palesato il benché minimo sorriso!!! Anche quando non erano impegnati nel loro strumento, niente! Serissimi per tutta l'esecuzione che invece mandava in paradiso gli astanti. Impressionante la trombettista a lato di Musa, impassibile e algida; fossi stato io alla tromba in quella fortunata posizione avrei gioito alla grande, immerso in un fiume di adrenalina irrefrenabile, pur cercando ovviamente di suonare al meglio la tromba!!!

[@ileanabenedetti3583]

...She has an angelic voice...

[@howardjaffe7452]

What a great Voice( and Jacket) for Musa Ngqungwana.

[@joaoantonio7391]

All this performance is heartwarming!

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

This beautiful opera is a feast for the soul.Amazing performance...

[@Gurci28]

Since its first release in 1935, operetta has been considered controversial. 0:31

[@Gurci28]

Summertime is an aria written by Gershwin for his folk opera Porgy and Bess. 1:41

[@Gurci28]

Nina Simone was known for several songs from Porgy and Bess.

[@Gurci28]

Probably the most well-known and extraordinary of the pop versions of 'Summertime' is by Janis Joplin!

[@Gurci28]

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, born in Colombia and trained in Vienna, is one of the most sought after conductors of his generation. Orozco-Estrada currently lives in Vienna.

[@Dylonely_9274]

How can you not appreciate these stunning arias and choruses !

[@casioplayer5815]

Phenomenal performance! Porgy and Bess is one of my favorite opera pieces by George Gershwin. ❤️

[@notaire2]

Fantastische Aufführung dieses populären Meisterwerks mit bezaubernden Stimmen der beiden genialen Solisten und gut vereinigten Stimmen des ganzen Chors sowie farbenprächtigen und perfekt synchronisierten Töne aller Instrumente. Der geniale Maestro dirigiert das ausgezeichnete Orchester im jazzhaften Tempo mit völlig effektiver Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!

[@ArnikFFM]

notaire2 Vielleicht hat sich Dirigent und Orchester auch den Vorgaben der Sänger anpassen müssen!? Ansonsten sind Ihre Anmerkungen richtig. Hier in Europa wird Gerschwin häufig zu symphonisch gespielt, jedoch in den USA vornehmlich mehr im Big Bamd Style, was zutrffender ist.

[@notaire2]

Danke für Ihre angemessene Antwort! "Häufig zu symphonisch gespielt" ist das richtige Wort.

[@helbiglilian3]

@@notaire2 Kann dem nur zustimmen. Wundervolle Sänger aus Capetown. Leider das Konzert in der Alten Oper verpasst, das letzte Mal vor ca. 3 Jahren mit amerikanischen Sängern gehört, allerdings als Aufführung. Diese haben natürlich die typisch afroamerikanische Dynamik reingebracht.

[@notaire2]

Danke für Ihre nette Zustimmung. Die Aussprache dieser Solisten ist eher klassisch als jazzig, aber die ganze Aufführung ist echt fantastisch.

[@juriwendt-weiss5005]

BRAVISSIMO CAPE TOWN OPERA CHORUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@krakerkrunch]

I adore Gershwin! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@pafree4402]

This performance was so beautiful I’m blown away, thank you for the upload.

[@PeteyG3]

UGH!!! I feel so grateful to have sung this in high school chorale. & with a solo too 😮‍💨

[@scottirhodes364]

What a sublime mixture of opera, gorgeous score by the incredible George Gershwin and beautiful voices. I love the minimalist choreography.

[@drgustavbakter4735]

This concert is so good and so much fun!!

[@mmaybrown]

Such a beautiful sound from the orchestra!

[@susanahatam5268]

Bravo! Outstanding performance!!

[@teads613]

this performance is sublime

[@maxicaas]

Orozco Estrada, sos un groso! gracias por tantas emociones :)

[@leonciovirgosperez5836]

Qué voces, qué privilegio poder oirlos

[@gustavovillarraga5769]

Hermoso es "degustar" lo bello de la música independiente del color y la raza. Gracias a los hacedores de tan grato concierto.

[@rutha1464]

Bravo! What an excellent presentation of a master piece.

[@stevenhaff3332]

I really like Ms. Aaron's voice, controlled but easy sounding. Summertime - tempo on that song is so important, if a slower tempo is used, letting the rhythmic pulse lessen isn't going to help keep the feeling moving forward. My Man's Gone Now works much better. Loved the chorus! Gershwin was simply amazing.

[@vivianalarraguibel6878]

GENIAL !!!!! Sorprendente las voces del Coro y aun mas la de los solistas, El Summertime me hizo llorar, Y EL DIRECTOR EXCELENTE. Gracias mil gracias

[@Сергей-ж1и3ж]

Отличное исполнение и голоса великолепные ❤

[@serme6457]

Extremely good performance, and so full of light, with beautiful voices and fun! Great

[@beacerveira]

Não me canso de assistir esta ópera magnífica, em tempos de guerra existe paz no belo do espírito humano. Ave o requinte dos músicos e das luzes que as vozes expressão com tanta verdade. Bravo bravo bravo 🇧🇷🥰🏳🌍🏳🌎🏳🌏💐💎🎼🎶🙌🙌

[@joseadolfomendozasamillan3624]

FANTÁSTICO mas que fantástico , una ópera hermosa Inspiración de Gershwin muy bien Interpretada por el coro y Orquesta sinfónica de Frankfurt Radio..

[@adaleoncotera7706]

Black singers are the best. Their voices are not human. Extraordinary performance

[@andresmoragasanchez4785]

Maravillosa en su totalidad!! bravo a todos los artistas involucrados en esta interpretación magnifica y emocionante!

[@beatricewoods8377]

Leoyatine price great opera singer sing Summer Time

[@elenamarom9847]

Это потрясающе, фантастика, гениально, низкий поклон!!!

[@antonioborgesdacosta5046]

Em 1959, foi apresenetado em São Paulo, este extraordinári filme do drama musical Porgy and Bess. Inesquecível., Agora esta bela apresentação me tras recordaçõess imedíveis.

[@pattylytle]

When I was a child, we went to Washington, DC, and I saw a Navajo weaving doll in the gift shop at the Smithsonian. I HAD to HAVE it! My mother bought it for me. I studied it and kept it for about 40 years.

[@beatricewoods8377]

Your mother was ahead of her time 😊❤️

[@laurafranks6236]

So beautiful it brings tears to my eyes!

[@teads613]

I was watching at the gym and crying

[@franciscoconceicao3378]

Que prazer em poder escutar estas belas vozes !... e que melodias extraordinárias !...

[@franciscoconceicao3378]

Não há palavras que digam tudo o que nos vai no coração...

[@thulanimarks6716]

What an amazing voice from the lady who sang 'summertime'....

[@Dulcimerea]

This is magnificent. Thank you. I think I already like this as much as the William Warfield/ Leontyne Price album.

[@EPMable]

Ungorgettable legacy from Gershwin!!

[@dareios6657]

Wonderfull.....I love it...

[@tanakaasuka]

Some very good melodies❤

[@franciscocarlossantos8203]

That's awesome!

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

The Gershwing spirit was missing. A very much performance...phenomenal..

[@mandalamensh]

I first remember this classic example of Americana when I was 6 or so. (That was 74 years ago.) Gershwin has to be the greatest of the greats--American and Worldwide. And to think this may be playing in Germany--home to Bach, Beethoven, Schubert--home to some of the best classical music in the Western world. Can you believe they are now welcome in a country that at one time would never have been so.

[@nathanieldavis5231]

Over the top !!!!😊

[@nathanieldavis5231]

Just great !!!!!

[@wiebkeroeske6665]

Zum Weinen schön😢

[@waltercrepaldi]

Maravilhoso, iniciar a noite com uma bela apresentação

[@anselmopp6026]

Bravo!

[@leoray1234]

Gershwin’s best work imo…above ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ or ‘American in Paris’. A truly American opera that can stand with the great Italian works in scope and cultural value.

[@carmenvaldivia8651]

Wonderful!

[@lad1053]

Música maravillosa...

[@rubygould4414]

Fabulous

[@beacerveira]

Soberbo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AnaCarolina-sv8kd]

Perfect!😢♥️

[@amb6558]

OMG, incredible

[@ginterslazbergs9338]

Tā ir fantastika. Dzīvs, lielisks, neaprakstāms vārdos sniegums. Gershwins atkal laimē! Dārgie, jūs ir ģeniāli. klausīšos vēl un vēl. Exelenti.

[@anahelenamachado1543]

MARAVILHA.....amo

[@이성호-t3q]

참 좋습니다!

[@yohangouraantoni3903]

Que belleza

[@Dylonely_9274]

They should have also sang "I loves you Porgy", "A Red-Headed Woman" and the first chorus of the third act…

[@Dylonely_9274]

Too bad, but that’s fine anyway.

[@iolandosilva1402]

Maravilhoso

[@2000wattz]

Beautifully sung. I just wish they didn't slow down the tempo so much on some of the numbers. The uptempo pieces really gives the listener's ear a break from the heavy storyline of this opera.

[@chrisfrenchnyc]

The ballads are all conducted *notably* slower than these are usually performed here in the United States.

[@rinaldograndino8612]

Espetacular

[@eriktange4309]

Cest formidable

[@oscarlfem]

MAGISTRAL .-.-.-

[@MarcosChrispimMARCOSCHRISPIM]

Wonderfull

[@sr31803]

Is sheet music for this version available for concert hire?

[@shan3013]

that look of the others in the choir at 5:23

[@lusibalwethusesanti852]

Hope we were convincing enough :)

[@louGuarda]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cwxdaf152]

Damn the singers look sharp!

[@hpe9642]

0:32

[@philippedesaint-martin4815]

Si le concert est superbe, on peut regretter que ce soit le même soliste qui chante des airs à l'origine répartis entre Porgy et Sporting Life. Même si les chœurs sont moins authentiques que ceux de l'Opéra du Cap et qu'il y a moins d'extraits de Porgy and Bess, je préfère la version DVD de Rattle au Waldbühne de Berlin, en 1995 il me semble (mais je peux me tromper sur l'année). Le soliste qui interprète les airs de Sporting Life est époustouflant !

[@diegoandresdelgadoc]

Est-ce que votre ami aime

[@baltimoregunclub9772]

Avez vous un lien vidéo ?

[@daniel3231995]

4:42 Kingly clap?👏

[@sonnet114]

My mom was listening to this few months before I was born

[@NatalieLeijames]

💚

[@이광진-n5i]

be be best!!!!

[@Сергей-ж1и3ж]

Приехав из России Гершвин осовременил оперу , соеденив симфоническую музыку и джаз .

[@classicalroach]

Nice

[@darialeman7801]

27:17

[@MegaCate18]

0:26

[@jacquestardif1767]

que de tremolos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@helmutdienstmann9696]

Its JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lydiapalmer7427]

Hi everyone

[@hermesandradedesantana3278]

Existe alguma coisa melhor que isso? Não.

[@ahmmhb3557]

C quoi le tempo

[@Сергей-ж1и3ж]

Гершвин понял душу американского народа .

[@Сергей-ж1и3ж]

Это симфоджаз .

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Too bad that this piece is basically unstagable in Germany. You would have to import the whole cast and probably even half of the musicians to get it right.

[@bBlaF]

Or just recruit from different communities. There's still plenty of jazz in Europe to make it happen.

[@bryangl1]

They did import the cast, but unfortunately with the wrong ethnic background. And in reference to jazz in Europe, yes there's a lot of good jazz in Europe, and more particularly, in Germany and this orchestra has shown it can handle it. But the type of bluesy American jazz that stems from the oppressed Negroes in the early 20th century and influences some of Gershwin's works, is unique and even some American symphony orchestras can't get it right.

[@helbiglilian3]

@@bryangl1 They sang for German audience. People liked it because they cannot differ the things you mentioned. We are very happy here to listen sometimes a life concert of this opera !

[@bryangl1]

@@helbiglilian3 Oh yes, I fully understand that. If you can't have an ideal performance (and what's an ideal performance anyway) it's better to have at least a good performance, and this is a good performance, than none at all.

[@Yves_Ka]

There are enough black singers singing in Germany to cast this opera. The only real problem is the chorus. The Cape Town oO/watch?v=3EXndPGTPm0