It started as a Pulitzer prize winning play, later became an academy award winning movie, and finally was transformed into a modern masterpiece of an opera by conductor and composer Andre Previn.
Synopsis:
“Stella! Stella!”… The first thing that comes to mind when you hear the title A Streetcar Named Desire. However, rest assured that André Previn’s operatic adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ famous play will leave with you with so much more. The opera follows the downward spiral of former southern belle Blanche Dubois, who after having experienced a series of personal losses, leaves behind her wealth and privilege and moves into a run-down apartment with her sister and brother-in-law. Filled with soaring melodies and an orchestral score that puts you right in the middle of New Orleans during a hot summer, A Streetcar Named Desire is a contemporary verismo masterpiece.
Age Appropriateness : A Streetcar Named Desire includes adult themes and content. Not recommended for children under 12
It started as a Pulitzer prize winning play, later became an academy award winning movie, and finally was transformed into a modern masterpiece of an opera by conductor and composer Andre Previn.
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Preview the music from previous productions around the country:
“I Can Smell the Sea Air”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhM-ro_6E8I&ab_channel=LyricOperaofChicago
“I Want Magic”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byF3FKUryns&ab_channel=ToanPham
Concert performance by Monique Latemore of Stella's aria "I Can Hardly Stand It"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD4NEsx-avA&t=66s&ab_channel=cookiekitkat
Excerpts from Opera San Jose's production:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ON55RsbzBI&ab_channel=OperaSanJos%C3%A9
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