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Street scene : an American opera

Title
Street scene : an American opera / Kurt Weill ; book by Elmer Rice ; lyrics by Langston Hughes.
Author
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
Publication
New York, NY : CBS Records Masterworks, [1988?]

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Additional Authors
  • Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967.
  • Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
  • Jeffreys, Anne.
  • Stoska, Polyna.
  • Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969.
  • Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993.
Description
1 audio disc (52 min., 19 sec.) : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Street scene. Selections
Alternative Title
Street scene.
Subject
Genre/Form
Operas.
Note
  • "Excerpts from the Broadway production"--Insert.
  • Based on Elmer Rice's play of the same name; lyrics by Langston Hughes.
  • Previously released on Columbia ML 4139 in 1947.
  • Issued also as analog disc: CSP COL 4139.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes by the composer (11 pages) inserted in container.
Credits (note)
  • Composer, Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Langston Hughes ; book by Elmer Rice.
Event (note)
  • Recorded 1947, New York City.
Contents
Act I, Introduction and opening ensemble : Prelude ; Moonfaced, starry-eyed ; Ain't it awful, the heart -- Blues : I got a marble and a star -- Gossip trio : Get a load of that -- Arietta : When a woman has a baby -- Aria : Somehow I never could believe -- Wrapped in a ribbon and tied in a bow -- Arioso : Lonely home -- Scene and song : Wouldn't you like to be on Broadway? -- Cavatina : What good would the moon be? -- Duet : Remember that I care -- Act II, Introduction : Morning -- Children's game -- Song : A boy like you -- Duet : We'll go away together -- Choral scene and lament : The woman who lived up there -- Lullaby -- Finale : I loved her too -- Farewell duet : Don't forget the lilac bush.
Call Number
*LDC 40809
LCCN
  • 2012618724
  • 074644466829
OCLC
19077775
Author
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
Title
Street scene : an American opera / Kurt Weill ; book by Elmer Rice ; lyrics by Langston Hughes.
Imprint
New York, NY : CBS Records Masterworks, [1988?]
Playing Time
005219
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
African Americans
Americans
Performer
Original Broadway cast, starring Anne Jeffreys ; Polyna Stoska ; Brian Sullivan ; other singers ; orchestra ; Maurice Abravanel, conductor.
Event
Recorded 1947, New York City.
Credits
Composer, Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Langston Hughes ; book by Elmer Rice.
Added Author
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967. Librettist
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Lyricist
Jeffreys, Anne. Performer
Stoska, Polyna. Performer
Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969. Performer
Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993. Conductor
Other Standard Identifier
074644466829
Publisher No.
MK 44668 CBS Records Masterworks
ML 4139 Columbia
COL 4139 CSP
Research Call Number
*LDC 40809 Notes on file
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