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Street Scene
American opera in two acts
book by Elmer Rice, based on his play of the same name
Product Details
Description
The story brings the audience into the lives of the tenants of a shabby apartment building in a street in 1920s New York. Filled with hope, violence, love and disappointment, their stories unfold on the pavement in the evening and following morning of this hot day in June.
Kurt Weill called the ‘American opera’ Street Scene, which was premièred in New York in 1947 and inspired by Elmar Rice’s play of the same name, his main musico-dramatic work. It was the fulfilment of his long-cherished dream to write an American opera. In fact, Street Scene is no superficial fusion of European opera and American Broadway music.
Kurt Weill called the ‘American opera’ Street Scene, which was premièred in New York in 1947 and inspired by Elmar Rice’s play of the same name, his main musico-dramatic work. It was the fulfilment of his long-cherished dream to write an American opera. In fact, Street Scene is no superficial fusion of European opera and American Broadway music.
Orchestral Cast
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Cast
Singing roles: Anna Maurrant · dramatic soprano - Frank Maurrant · bass-baritone - Willie Maurrant · boy soprano - Rose Maurrant · lyric soprano - Sam Kaplan · tenor - Abraham Kaplan · tenor buffo - Harry Easter · Broadway baritone - Henry Davis · baritone - Lippo Fiorentino · tenor - George Jones · baritone - Carl Olsen · bass - Mrs. Fiorentino · coloratura soprano - Mrs. Jones · mezzo-soprano - Mrs. Olsen · alto - Daniel Buchanan · buffo tenor - Jenny Hildebrand · soprano - 2nd graduate · soprano - 3rd graduate · mezzo-soprano - Mrs. Hildebrand · mezzo-soprano - Nursemaids · soprano, mezzo-soprano - three children - Dick McGann · singer-dancer - Mae Jones · singer-dancer
Speaking roles: Mrs. Jones, Steve Sankey, Shirley Kaplan, Vincent Jones, Dr. Wilson, Officer Murphy, city marshal, Fred Cullen, milkman, policeman, old clothes man, intern, ambulance driver, married couple, passerby, neighbors, children
Speaking roles: Mrs. Jones, Steve Sankey, Shirley Kaplan, Vincent Jones, Dr. Wilson, Officer Murphy, city marshal, Fred Cullen, milkman, policeman, old clothes man, intern, ambulance driver, married couple, passerby, neighbors, children
More Information
Title:
Street Scene
American opera in two acts
book by Elmer Rice, based on his play of the same name
lyrics by Langston Hughes and Elmer Rice
German translation by Lys Symonette
Language:
German, English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Kurt Weill Music
Year of composition:
1947
Duration:
120 ′0 ′′
World Premiere:
January 9, 1947 · New York, NY (USA)
Adelphi Theatre
Conductor: Maurice Abravanel
Original staging: Charles Friedman
(scenic)
Adelphi Theatre
Conductor: Maurice Abravanel
Original staging: Charles Friedman
(scenic)
Technical Details
Media Type:
Hire/performance material
Product number:
LEA 4220-01
Delivery rights:
Distribution rights for Germany: Schott Music. Distribution rights for Europe excluding Germany: Universal Edition. Distribution rights for all other territories: European American Music Corporation
Manufacturer:
Responsible in the EU:
Preview/Media Contents
Audio:
Performances
Street Scene
Conductor: Jan Michael Horstmann
June 20, 2008 |
Freiberg (Germany) , Nikolaikirche
19.30 Uhr
Street Scene
Conductor: Jan Michael Horstmann
June 18, 2008 |
Freiberg (Germany) , Nikolaikirche
19.30 Uhr
Street Scene
Conductor: Jan Michael Horstmann
June 14, 2008 |
Freiberg (Germany) , Nikolaikirche — First Night
19.30 Uhr
Street Scene
Conductor: Stephen Lord
June 25, 2006 |
St. Louis, MO (United States of America) , Browning Theater, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster University
Street Scene
Conductor: Stephen Lord
June 23, 2006 |
St. Louis, MO (United States of America) , Browning Theater, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster University
Street Scene
Conductor: Stephen Lord
June 21, 2006 |
St. Louis, MO (United States of America) , Browning Theater, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster University
Street Scene
Conductor: Stephen Lord
June 17, 2006 |
St. Louis, MO (United States of America) , Browning Theater, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster University
Street Scene
Conductor: Stephen Lord
June 15, 2006 |
St. Louis, MO (United States of America) , Browning Theater, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster University — First Night
Street Scene
Conductor: Yaira Yonne
Orchestra: Orchester Liestal
May 6, 2006 |
Basel (Switzerland) , Musik-Akademie, Großer Saal
19.30 Uhr
Street Scene
Conductor: Yaira Yonne
Orchestra: Orchester Liestal
April 29, 2006 |
Liestal (Switzerland) , Engelsaal
19.30 Uhr
Street Scene
Kurt Weill Fest Dessau 2005
Conductor: Golo Berg
March 17, 2005 |
Dessau-Roßlau (Germany) , Anhaltisches Theater
17.00 Uhr
Street Scene
Kurt Weill Fest Dessau 2005
Conductor: Golo Berg
March 5, 2005 |
Dessau-Roßlau (Germany) , Anhaltisches Theater — Revival
17.00 Uhr
Street Scene
Kurt Weill Fest Dessau 2004
Conductor: Golo Berg
March 6, 2004 |
Dessau-Roßlau (Germany) , Anhaltisches Theater
17.00 Uhr
Street Scene
Kurt Weill Fest Dessau 2004
Conductor: Golo Berg
February 27, 2004 |
Dessau-Roßlau (Germany) , Anhaltisches Theater — First Night
Street Scene
Kasseler Musiktage
Conductor: Judith Kubitz
Orchestra: New Yorker Damen-Big-Band
October 2000 |
Kassel (Germany)
Street Scene
Conductor: André Bellmont
September 26, 2000 |
Zürich (Switzerland) , Volkshaus — First Night
Street Scene
Conductor: Thomas Wicklein
March 30, 1997 |
Altenburg (Germany) , Theater — First Night
Street Scene
Conductor: Zsolt Nagy; Matthias Hammerschmitt
February 7, 1997 |
Karlsruhe (Germany) , Konzerthaus — First Night
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