Movie Description
Kurt Weill: Street Scene
(1993)Overview
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.
Cast
Anna Maurrant
Rose Maurrant
Sam Kaplan
Frank Maurrant
Willie Maurrant
Abraham Kaplan
Harry Easter
Henry Davis
Dick McGann
Mae Jones
Lippo Fiorentino
Greta Fiorentino
Emma Jones
Olga Olsen
Daniel Buchanan
Jennie Hildebrand
Facts
Original TitleKurt Weill: Street Scene
Status Released
Release Information
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1993-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 28m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Music
