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Street scene

Title
Street scene [videorecording] / Camera Film GmbH ; producer, Michael Boehme ; director, José Montes-Baquer ; book, Elmer Rice ; lyrics, Langston Hughes ; music, Kurt Weill.
Author
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
Publication
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2001]

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Additional Authors
  • Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967.
  • Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
  • Boehme, Michael
  • Montes-Baquer, José.
  • Bödefeld, Manfred
  • Born, Uwe
  • Berry, Denny
  • Zambello, Francesca
  • Putnam, Ashley
  • Embree, Marc
  • Hansen, Teri
  • Wilborn, Kip
  • Hill, Wendy (Soprano)
  • Mee, Anthony
  • Felty, Janice
  • Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg
  • Kuether, John
  • Smith, David Rae
  • Scarborough, Michael
  • Anthony, Dean
  • Vidvic, Anita
  • Costello, Danny
  • Thomas, Ivan
  • Holmes, James
  • Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. prf
  • Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen. Chor. prf
  • Houston Grand Opera. prd
  • Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen. prd
  • Theater des Westens (Berlin, Germany) prd
  • Camera Film
  • Image Entertainment (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (142 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
"Street scene" is a portrait of life in a New York tenement block in the 1930s. With roles for thirty principal players, the characters are working-class people from a multiplicity of ethnic backgrounds struggling to realize the "American Dream".
Uniform Title
Street scene
Alternative Title
Street scene
Subject
Note
  • An American opera in 2 acts based on the play by Elmer Rice.
  • The staged version is a presentation of the Houston Grand Opera, Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen and the Theater des Westens, Berlin.
  • Originally produced in 1995.
  • Chapter index ([1] p. : col. port.) inserted in container.
Credits (note)
  • Director fo photography, Manfred Bödefeld ; editor, Uwe Born ; choreographer, Denny Berry ; stage director, Francesca Zambello.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo; region code 1, NTSC; 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio.
Call Number
*LDV 160
OCLC
  • 46997632
  • NYPG05-F11012
Author
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
Title
Street scene [videorecording] / Camera Film GmbH ; producer, Michael Boehme ; director, José Montes-Baquer ; book, Elmer Rice ; lyrics, Langston Hughes ; music, Kurt Weill.
Imprint
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2001]
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo; region code 1, NTSC; 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio.
Performer
Ashley Putnam (Mrs. Maurrant) ; Marc Embree (Frank Maurrant) ; Teri Hansen (Rose Maurrant) ; Kip Wilborn (Sam Kaplan) ; Wendy Hill (Mrs. Fiorentino) ; Anthony Mee (Lippo Fiorentino) ; Janice Felty (Mrs. Jones) ; Heidi Eisenberg (Mrs. Olsen) ; John Kuether (Mr. Olsen) ; David Rae Smith (Abraham Kaplan) ; Michael Scarborough (Mr. Easter) ; Dean Anthony (Mr. Buchanan) ; Anita Vidovic (Mae Jones) ; Danny Costello (Dick McGann) ; Ivan Thomas (Henry Davis) ; Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz ; Ludwigshafener Theaterchor ; James Holmes, conductor.
Credits
Director fo photography, Manfred Bödefeld ; editor, Uwe Born ; choreographer, Denny Berry ; stage director, Francesca Zambello.
Added Author
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967. Street scene.
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Lyricist
Boehme, Michael. Producer
Montes-Baquer, José. Director
Bödefeld, Manfred. Director
Born, Uwe. Editor
Berry, Denny, choreographer.
Zambello, Francesca, director.
Putnam, Ashley. Performer
Embree, Marc. Performer
Hansen, Teri. Performer
Wilborn, Kip. Performer
Hill, Wendy (Soprano)
Mee, Anthony. Performer
Felty, Janice. Performer
Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg. Performer
Kuether, John. Performer
Smith, David Rae. Performer
Scarborough, Michael. Performer
Anthony, Dean. Performer
Vidvic, Anita. Performer
Costello, Danny. Performer
Thomas, Ivan. Performer
Holmes, James. Conductor
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Performer
Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen. Chor. Performer
Houston Grand Opera. Production personnel
Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen. Production personnel
Theater des Westens (Berlin, Germany) Production personnel
Camera Film.
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher No.
ID9240RADVD Image Entertainment
Research Call Number
*LDV 160 Insert on file.
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