Kurt Weill: Street Scene

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Janice Cairns

Anna Maurrant

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Lesley Garrett

Rose Maurrant

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Kevin Anderson

Sam Kaplan

Age : 64 | Popularity : 15%

Mark Richardson

Frank Maurrant

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Daniel Ison

Willie Maurrant

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Terry Jenkins

Abraham Kaplan

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Richard Halton

Harry Easter

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Keel Watson

Henry Davis

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Kurt Weill
	Conductor	James Holmes
	Songs	Kurt Weill
Writing	Book	Elmer Rice
	Lyricist	Langston Hughes
Directing	Director	Barrie Gavin
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