What it documents no production attributed
This recording is filed against Porgy and Bess. Nothing on the record says which staging of it was recorded. Here is every staging we hold.
| 1935 | Alvin Theatre Original · opened October 10, 1935 | 124 perf. |
| 1942 | Majestic Theatre Revival · opened January 22, 1942 | 286 perf. |
| 1943 | 44th Street Theatre Revival · opened September 13, 1943 | 24 perf. |
| 1944 | City Center Revival · opened February 7, 1944 | 64 perf. |
| 1953 | Revival Revival · opened March 10, 1953 | 305 perf. |
| 1976 | Uris Theatre Revival · opened September 25, 1976 | 122 perf. |
| 1983 | Radio City Music Hall Revival · opened April 7, 1983 | 45 perf. |
| 2012 | Richard Rodgers Theatre Revival · opened January 12, 2012 | 322 perf. |
The release date does not fall inside exactly one of these runs, so even the weakest guess is unavailable here.
Track listing none held
No track listing is held for this recording, or for any of the other 236. The running order is usually printed on the back of the sleeve. We hold a photograph of the back of this one, so the information is sitting in the picture above and has not been read off it — that is a job nobody has done, not a fact nobody knows.
Other recordings of Porgy and Bess4 held
Separate releases, not necessarily separate recordings. A reissue, a foreign pressing and an original can all appear here as three rows, because what we hold is releases and the field that would distinguish them is not held.
What this page does not know
- Which production this documents, or whether it documents one at all.
- What is on it. No track listing, no running time, no side breaks.
- Who sings. No performer is credited on any recording we hold, so the cast of the album and the cast of the stage production are never compared.
- The format. Vinyl, CD, cassette or download is not recorded.
- Where to buy, rent or borrow it. No purchase link is held for any recording.