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Kurt Weill: Street Scene

0% | Jan 01, 1993 | Music

The opera takes place on the doorstep of a tenement on the East Side of Manhattan on two brutally hot days in 1946. The story focuses on two plotlines: the romance between Rose Maurrant and her neighbor Sam Kaplan; and on the extramarital affair of Rose's mother, Anna, which is eventually discovered by Rose's irritable father, Frank. The show portrays the ordinary romances, squabbles and gossips of the neighbors, as the mounting tensions involving the Maurrant family eventually build into a tragedy of epic proportions. Broadcast on BBC Two on New Years Day, 1993, this production was performed by the English National Opera and conducted by James Holmes.

Featured Crew

Barrie Gavin
Director
James Holmes
Conductor

Cast

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Janice Cairns
Anna Maurrant
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Lesley Garrett
Rose Maurrant
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Kevin Anderson
Sam Kaplan
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Mark Richardson
Frank Maurrant
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Daniel Ison
Willie Maurrant

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