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.
Genre: Music
Stars: Janice Cairns, Lesley Garrett, Kevin Anderson, Mark Richardson, Daniel Ison, Terry Jenkins
Crew: Elmer Rice (Book), James Holmes (Conductor), Kurt Weill (Music), Barrie Gavin (Director), Kurt Weill (Songs), Langston Hughes (Lyricist)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: BBC
Runtime: 148 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1993
IMDb: 10
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