HEAR THE FULL PERFORMANCE AND INTERVIEW: wny.cc/P3YvgI Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis perform "You Is My Woman Now" from Porgy and Bess during a taping of Soundcheck Live in The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.
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.
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!
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!!!!!!
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.
***** 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.
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!
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 ...
@@maestromuffin1 sorry buddy, this is not music written by Gershwin, strange arrangement with weird acceleration on the "morning time and evening time ..." etc. Take a look how it should be singing th-cam.com/video/apiq3VN2Ra8/w-d-xo.html
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.
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.
Now this is real singing. A real voice. I love these two. And Norm is such a gentleman kissing her hand at the end :)
This performance is possible the best i have ever heard of this song. And I love the reduced piano accompaniment. Love every detail of it!
Norm Lewis is one gorgeous man.....whew!
This brings me to tear
AMAZING!
Belíssimo!
Why is he changing the melody so much? And why did they transpose the first section so high!?
Oh, my God. Everything Audra touches is gold, and Norm ... just, oh my God.
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!
Can't wait until I attend a show on Broadway and bring my 8 yr old granddaughter!!
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
YES!
SAME! I’m like thousands of these views are me LMAO
@@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!!
My God.... Now that was tasteful. These two voices are just mind-blowing.
Just listened to a few different versions of this on TH-cam. This is my favourite.
Simply fantastic! Brilliant convergence of song, singing and deeply felt acting. Thank you Ms. McDonald, Mr. Lewis, and the poster.
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!!!!!!
Isn't he going to play the Phantom on Broadway starting in May? He has a great voice for the role.
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.
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.
He replaced Michael Crawford as the Phantom in the National Tour.
***** 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.
***** Yes. Norm Lewis definitely makes my top 3 list of great Phantoms.
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 would sound wonderful as Christine and Erik (Phantom)! :)
Glorious, thank you both.❤❤❤
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!
They could rule the world.
OMG what a performance.....
The accompanist was dynamic!
Am I the only one that thinks Norm would make a good Collins in RENT?
❤❤❤
love it
I actually like this version better than the studio version they did for the album.
I hate her... Because she's absolutely perfect and makes me look like shit...
😂😂
Zoe is my friend!!!!!!! -Her Daughter
Really heartwarming!
gee .. IN MY OPIE TAYLOR VOICE!
goosebumps. beautiful.
Beautiful
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 ...
sorry buddy, I'm a purist but this rocks as did the entire production. Finally some real emotion!
@@maestromuffin1 sorry buddy, this is not music written by Gershwin, strange arrangement with weird acceleration on the "morning time and evening time ..." etc. Take a look how it should be singing th-cam.com/video/apiq3VN2Ra8/w-d-xo.html
Wonderful!!!! Thank you.
Divine.
OMG, yes! That would be incredible
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.
BEAUTIFUL
wonderful talent--wow! I think Ms. McDonald was on a tv sleuth series when younger--but can't remember the name of it.
It was called Private Practice. 2007-2013
This is sublime!
Thank you so much for that. Just lovely. Different, no doubt, but simply lovely.
Beautiful!
*Standing applause*
Heaven ♥️
@JohnnyOpera1 Because they wanted to, I suppose.
Yeaaaaaah!!!
Precioso
i can't stop watching this video
Awesome.
Who is the pianist?
Superb
still in my chair- barely.
stunning
Edison Davis!! Love Norm
wow
perfection!
Awesome!
Who is playing piano?
Paul Masse, associate conductor for the show.
Love the voices, piano is a bit too intrusive, imo.
This was my favorite scene. In other songs her voice overpowered his a little, but they are perfect here.
Norm is too tenor for this rendition. Porgy is bass baritone all the way.
He's 20 years too old, but vocally yes.