It received a seminal recording in 1988 by John McGlinn with the London Sinfonietta on EMI that included virtually everything that had been written for the show including numbers cut in tryouts, new inserts into the first London production, and a few songs added to the 1936 Universal film. The narrative that surrounds the adaptation of Edna Ferber’s popular novel by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II has been recounted in many fine books. The production is directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by John DeMain and is available on both on DVD and Blu-ray disc.
This new release from Euroarts is the whistle stop of the show boat Cotton Blossom at the San Francisco Opera filmed in June of last year. But Show Boat, while not an opera by any means, could definitely qualify as an operetta based on the quality of its music and the size of the forces it requires to do it justice. You might be surprised, though, when that title turns out to be Show Boat.Īlthough HGO does have a history with a touring production back in the 80’s, the other companies involved had only dipped that particular toe in the water up to Porgy and Bess. When the Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and San Francisco Opera announce they’re going to grubstake a production, you wouldn’t be at all surprised that they have chosen a classic American work.
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