Character Bess (Porgy and Bess)
Character Details
Portrayals
Year
Singer
Conductor
Other Singers
1951
Camilla Williams
Lehman Engel
Dowdy, Yeats, Zant
1952
Leontyne Price
Alexander Smallens
Price, Dowdy, Yeats
1976
Leona Mitchell
Lorin Maazel
White, Mitchell, Hendricks
1977
Clamma Dale
John de Main
Albert, Dale, Brice
1989
Cynthia Haymon
Simon Rattle
White, Baker, Hubbard
1992
Cynthia Haymon
Simon Rattle
White, Baker, Freeman
2006
Marquita Lister
John Mauceri
Packer, Coleman, Miller
2009
Laquita Mitchell
John DeMain
Owens, Mitchell, Packer