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Street Scene (New York City 1947, Los Angeles 1949)

Libretto: Langston Hughes, Elmer Rice
John Mauceri, Scottish Opera Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Angelina Réaux (Soprano), Anne McClellan-Scott (Soprano), Arleen Augér (Soprano), Barbara Bonney (Soprano), Elaine MacKillop (Soprano), Jane Betsworth (Soprano), Josephine Barstow (Soprano), Della Jones (Mezzo Soprano), Gillian Taylor (Mezzo Soprano), Fiona Kimm (Alto), Meriel Dickinson (Alto), Anthony Mee (Tenor), David Kübler (Tenor), Emile Belcourt (Tenor), Jerry Hadley (Tenor), Ben Holt (Baritone), David Morrison (Baritone), Kurt Ollmann (Baritone), Bruce Hubbard (Baritone), David Marshman (Bass), Samuel Ramey (Bass), Blythe Duff (Speaker), Ian McKinven (Speaker), Malcolm Aitken (Speaker), Matthew Costello (Speaker), Roberto Cecere (Speaker), Ryan McBride (Speaker), Hazel Hiram (Voice), James Differ (Voice), Marie-Eve Munger (Voice), Philip Gould (Voice), Stephanie Minelly (Voice), Tom McVeigh (Voice)
1990, Glasgow, Govan Town Hall
33 Tracks, 2:28:24

  • Act I

    • 1. Introduction
      01:32
    • 2. Ain't it awful the heat? (Greta Fiorentino, Emma Jones, Carl and Olga Olsen, Abraham Kaplan, Salvation Army girls)
      04:31
    • 3. Blues. I got a marble and a star (Henry Davis)
      01:33
    • 4. Scene. Come in, Come in (Willie and Anna Maurant, Gossips)
      01:17
    • 5. Trio. Get a Load of That (Emma, Greta, Olga)
      03:41
    • 6. Arietta. When a Woman Has a Baby (Daniel Buchanan, Greta, Anna, Emma)
      01:55
    • 7. Scene (Frank, Anna Maurant, Greta)
      02:36
    • 8. Aria. Somehow I Never Could Believe (Anna Maurant)
      07:25
    • 9. Scene (Steve Sankey, Anna, George, Emma Jones, Greta)
      01:56
    • 10. Quartet (Gossips, Carl Olsen)
      02:20
    • 11. Ice-Cream Sextet (Lippo Fiorentino, Henry, Carl, Gossips)
      07:54
    • 12. Aria. Let Things Be Like They Always Was (Frank Maurant)
      03:31
    • 13. Scene and Song. Hail to the School (children, neighbours)
      00:51
    • 14. Ensemble. Wrapped in a Ribbon (Jenny Hildebrand, children, principals)
      07:08
    • 15. Arioso. Lonely House (Sam Kaplan)
      05:41
    • 16. Scene and Song. Wouldn't You Like to Be (Rose, Harry Easter)
      04:19
    • 17. Cavatina and Scene. What Good Would the Moon Be (Rose, Harry, Frank)
      07:26
    • 18. Song, Scene and Dance. Moon-faced, Starry Eyed (Dick McGann, Mae Jones)
      05:43

  • Act II

    • 1. Duet. Remember That I Care (Rose, Sam)
      10:03
    • 2. Finaletto (Rose, Sam, Henry)
      03:51
    • 3. Introduction
      03:07
    • 4. Children's Game. Catch Me if You Can
      07:55
    • 5. Scene and Trio. There'll Be Trouble (Frank, Rose, Anna)
      07:53
    • 6. Song. A Boy Like You (Anna)
      05:22
    • 7. Duet. We'll Go Away Together (Rose, Sam)
      03:38
    • 8. Scene (Rose, Sam, Harry)
      07:05
    • 9. Choral Scene and Lament. The Woman Who Lived Up (Chorus, principals)
      04:40
    • 10. Interlude
      03:15
    • 11. Lullaby. Sleep, Baby Dear (Nursemaids)
      04:10
    • 12. Scene (Rose, Officer Murphy, Sam, Shirley Kaplan)
      03:45
    • 13. Ensemble. I Loved Her Too (Frank, Rose, Chorus)
      03:40
    • 14. Duet. Remember That I Care (Rose, Sam)
      07:30
    • 15. Ain't it Awful, the Heat? (Gossips)
      01:11