Wednesday, March 2, 2022

CLXXXII. PREVIN, André: A Streetcar Named Desire

CLXXXII. PREVIN, André (1929-2019)

A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
Blance Dubois: Renée Fleming
Stanley Kowalski: Rodney Gilfry
Stella Kowalski: Elizabeth Futral
Harold Mitchell (Mitch): Anthony Dean Griffey
Steve Hubbel: Matthew Lord
A Young Collector: Jeffrey Lentz
A Flower Woman: Josepha Gayer
A Nurse: Lyne Soffer
A Doctor: Ray Reinhardt
Orchestra of the San Francisco Opera
André Previn, cond.
(2:42:13)



"The appeal of opera to me is the combination of music and drama -- this is irresistible, like the collaboration of voice and orchestra. And the opera is the one place left in the theater where the composer has the last word." -- Previn

The entire score is available here.

A minimalist Polish performance, in English!
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