SUBLIME!!! Both gave an outstanding performance of this classical piece from Porgy and Bess!!! As an Opera Singer, I was humbly impressed and elated to see and hear this performance...Job Well Done!!!!!!

Norm Lewis is one gorgeous man.....whew!

Ms. Audra McDonald's performance is sublime. She sings with such incredible majesty and raw emotion. Norm Lewis performed this role with such tenderness and passion.

Oh, my God. Everything Audra touches is gold, and Norm ... just, oh my God.

I never thought I'd see a rendition of this song to rival that of Leontyne Price and William Warfield, but Audra and Norm give me chills they are so powerful, emotional, and together with and for each other.

What truly talented people can do with a brilliant score and concept, and in a studio-type setting! Singing and acting as you rarely find it. I'm an Audra fan, but she never fails to surprise me with the range of her overall talent.

I was fortunate enough to see Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis two Saturdays ago on Broadway. The show was the best musical I have seen in a long time. The chemistry was amazing! This performance is almost as good as seeing them live. Thank you!

@islandgirl5382

4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait until I attend a show on Broadway and bring my 8 yr old granddaughter!!

My God.... Now that was tasteful. These two voices are just mind-blowing.

Now this is real singing. A real voice. I love these two. And Norm is such a gentleman kissing her hand at the end :)

I don't know how many times I've watched this video, but I'll love it as much as I did the first time

@francoisbessing

5 жыл бұрын

YES!

@musictheatersix244

4 жыл бұрын

SAME! I’m like thousands of these views are me LMAO

@salamandah69

4 жыл бұрын

@@musictheatersix244 omg I always forget that I wrote this comment that was four years ago. Just spectacular performance

What a great interpretation! So beautifully acted yesssir!!

Just listened to a few different versions of this on KZread. This is my favourite.

OMG what a performance.....

Simply fantastic! Brilliant convergence of song, singing and deeply felt acting. Thank you Ms. McDonald, Mr. Lewis, and the poster.

I wish that they would do a revival of "Raisin" on Broadway!

Norm is my cousin who I just met last night---what a beautiful person and fantastic talent!

They could rule the world.

Beautiful

Divine.

This brings me to tear

OMG, yes! That would be incredible

i can't stop watching this video

Heaven ♥️

They would sound wonderful as Christine and Erik (Phantom)! :)

goosebumps. beautiful.

Really heartwarming!

love it

BEAUTIFUL

Wonderful!!!! Thank you.

AMAZING!

This is sublime!

Beautiful!

perfection!

Thank you so much for that. Just lovely. Different, no doubt, but simply lovely.

Awesome!

stunning

Yeaaaaaah!!!

Superb

Isn't he going to play the Phantom on Broadway starting in May? He has a great voice for the role.

@christinedaae1986

10 жыл бұрын

I'll miss Hugh Panaro, he has such an amazing voice and he was my first Broadway Phantom. But Norm Lewis is amazing! He will be a great Phantom.

@christinedaae1986

10 жыл бұрын

Robert Guillaume was the first African American man ever to play the role, wasn't he? Norm Lewis is the first to play it on Broadway, which is still a really big deal.

@christinedaae1986

10 жыл бұрын

He replaced Michael Crawford as the Phantom in the National Tour.

@christinedaae1986

9 жыл бұрын

***** I wasn't referring to Porgy and Bess. Norm Lewis was in the revival. I may be behind the times, but I am we'll aware of the fact that Norm Lewis wasn't the original Porgy. What I was saying was that Norm is the first African American actor to get the role of the Phantom on Broadway and that Robert Guillaume was the first ever African American to play the role period.

@christinedaae1986

9 жыл бұрын

***** Yes. Norm Lewis definitely makes my top 3 list of great Phantoms.

Awesome.

Belíssimo!

Precioso

wow

wonderful talent--wow! I think Ms. McDonald was on a tv sleuth series when younger--but can't remember the name of it.

@susand.byrdsong3767

3 жыл бұрын

It was called Private Practice. 2007-2013

Edison Davis!! Love Norm

What great singers! I love the singing of both Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis. Congratulations to Audra McDonald on her 5th Tony Award for Best Actress In A Musical. I published a blog post that features this video & four other videos of Audra McDonald singing. Google Pancocojams Videos Of Vocal Performances By Audra McDonald Thanks again!

*Standing applause*

I actually like this version better than the studio version they did for the album.

Am I the only one that thinks Norm would make a good Collins in RENT?

@JohnnyOpera1 Because they wanted to, I suppose.

Zoe is my friend!!!!!!! -Her Daughter

Who is the pianist?

Who is playing piano?

@oscarspm2251

3 жыл бұрын

Paul Masse, associate conductor for the show.

gee .. IN MY OPIE TAYLOR VOICE!

Why is he changing the melody so much? And why did they transpose the first section so high!?

I hate her... Because she's absolutely perfect and makes me look like shit...

@dooneydaze

Ай бұрын

😂😂

Love the voices, piano is a bit too intrusive, imo.

still in my chair- barely.

This was my favorite scene. In other songs her voice overpowered his a little, but they are perfect here.

He's 20 years too old, but vocally yes.

Norm is too tenor for this rendition. Porgy is bass baritone all the way.

What the hell has happened with Gershwin music, what an awfull arrangement ... Second thing, it has been written to sing with pharase, line, like belcanto not as recativo with shouting like on these video ...