The Metropolitan Opera: The Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess” (CD, DVD/Blu-ray)

2020
Artist: The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor: David Robertson
Label: The Metropolitan Opera
Repertoire:

This audio recording captures the Met’s historic—and hugely acclaimed—new production of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, which brought America’s favorite opera back to the Met stage after a 30-year absence. The ideal cast is headlined by Eric Owens and Angel Blue as the title characters, alongside Latonia Moore, Golda Schultz, Alfred Walker, Frederick Ballentine, and Denyce Graves.

Genre: Vocal/Opera
Awards:

2021 GRAMMY Award winner for “Best Opera Recording” AND nomination for “Best Engineered Album, classical”