Opera in 3 acts. Compact discs. Libretto by DuBose Heyward ; lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin ; founded on the play 'Porgy' by DuBose Heyward and Dorothy K. Heyward. Recorded Feb. 1988, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, and Damon Evans ; with supporting soloists ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic ; Simon Rattle, conductor. Program notes by Robert Kimball in English with French translation and by Michael Stegemann in German, biographical notes and synopsis in English, French and German, and libretto (130 p. : ill.) inserted in container.