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A jealous husband, gossiping neighbors, a woman about to give birth, young people who want to escape poverty... Street Scene portrays the inhabitants and dramas of a dilapidated New York neighborhood during a heat wave.
In setting playwright Elmer Rice’s play to music, Kurt Weill reveals the tragedy inherent in the daily life of lower-class New Yorkers between the wars. After moving to the United States in 1935 to escape Nazism, the composer created an “American opera” in 1947 that blends European influences and the Broadway musical into a fluid score.
This new production of Street Scene, performed by singers from the Paris Opera Academy, is presented at the MC93 in Bobigny, a new chapter in a long-standing partnership between the two institutions.
Duration : 2h05 with 1 interval
Language : English
Surtitle : French / English
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Opening
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First part 60 min
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Intermission 30 min
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Second part 35 min
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End
Artists
American opera in two acts (1947)
Extraits de Street Scene
Book by Elmer Rice, based on his play of the same name
Lyrics by Langston Hugues and Elmer Rice
Creative team
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Kurt Weill Music (1900 - 1950) -
Yshani Perinpanayagam Conductor -
Ted Huffman Stage direction and set design -
Astrid Klein Costume design -
Bertrand Couderc Light
Cast
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Francesco Lucii Mr Fiorentino -
Sima Ouahman Greta Fiorentino -
Seray Pinar Emma Jones -
Robson Broad Dick Jones -
Luis Felipe Sousa George Jones -
Adrien Mathonat Carl Olsen -
Cornelia Oncioiu Olga Olsen -
Teddy Chawa Mr Sankey -
Margarita Polonskaya Anna Maurrant -
Ihor Mostovoi Frank Maurrant -
Teona Todua Rose Maurrant -
Nicolas Brière Willie Maurrant -
Jurgis Margiris Paberzis Willie Maurrant -
Jeremy Weiss Harry Easter -
Kevin Punnackal Sam Kaplan -
Lisa Chaïb-Auriol Shirley Kaplan -
Lindsay Atherton Mae McGann -
Sofia Anisimova Mrs Hildebrand -
Noah Diabate Charlie Hildebrand -
Marc-David Sopi Charlie Hildebrand
Artists in residence at the Paris Opera Académie
With the musicians of the Orchestre atelier Ostinato
The roles of Dick McGan & Mae Jones were cast based on Oliver Scullion's recommendation.
A coproduction with the MC93 Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis
Presented under license from European Music Distributor Company, on behalf of the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., the Rice Estate and the Hugues Estate. Cuts and modifications are being performed with permission of the rights-holders.
Media
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Street Scenes in rehearsal
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In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:
- €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
- €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
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In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:
- €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
- €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
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