Dennis Russell Davies conducts Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Suite
Filarmonica della Scala

America is in Milano! Dennis Russell Davies blows a western wind on the Filarmonica della Scala, conducting the Porgy and Bess Suite, adapted from 1930’s opera. The perfect opportunity to listen the original orchestral version of the magnificient lullaby Summertime which has since become a standard of the jazz repertoire.

Broadcast date : May 31, 2010, 8 p.m.

Movie director : Pietro Tagliaferri
Playlist : Musics from the Americas
Musical period : 20th Century
Music genre : Orchestral music

Duration : 35 min
Location : Teatro alla Scala (Milan, Italy)
Recording date : 31/05/2010
Production date : 2010