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Kurt Weill: Street Scene

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Composer
Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes, Elmer Rice
Artist
Orchestra of Opera North, Chorus of Opera North, Giselle Allen, Robert Hayward, Gillene Butterfield
Format
CD
Discs
2
Label
Capriccio
Released
Oct 30, 2026
Catalog #
C5560
UPC
845221055602

About

Today Street Scene is Kurt Weill's most frequently revived American stage work. A polystylistic blending of operatic arias and ensembles, musical comedy songs and dances, dramatic dialogue both unaccompanied and underscored, and extraordinary emotional drama, Street Scene is arguably Weill's breakthrough. Though Elmer Rice's play was set in the 1920s, the popular music references are pure 1940s style (Glenn Miller, Rodgers and Hammerstein). After the successful release of "Love Life" (Capriccio C5550) this recording fills up the meanwhile large Kurt-Weill-Catalogue of Capriccio, again with a powerful cast from Opera North.

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Introduction and Opening Ensemble: Ain't it awful, the heat (Greta, Emma, Olga, Shirley, Abraham, Salvation Army Girls) 05:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Introduction and Opening Ensemble: Ain't it awful, the heat (Greta, Emma, Olga, Shirley, Abraham, Salvation Army Girls)
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Miranda Bevin, Amy J Payne, Amy Freston, Dean Robinson, Kathryn Stevens, Rachel J Mosley
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  3. 2 Act I: Blues: I got a marble and a star (Henry, Emma) 01:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Blues: I got a marble and a star (Henry, Emma)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Nicholas Butterfield, Claire Pascoe
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  4. 3 Act I: Gossip Trio: Get A Load of That (Willie, Emma, Anna, Greta, Olga, Carl, Sam) 04:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Gossip Trio: Get A Load of That (Willie, Emma, Anna, Greta, Olga, Carl, Sam)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Louis Parker, Claire Pascoe, Giselle Allen, Miranda Bevin, Amy J Payne, John Savournin, Alex Banfield
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  5. 4 Act I: Arietta: When a Woman Has a Baby (Buchanan, Anna, Emma, Greta) 02:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Arietta: When a Woman Has a Baby (Buchanan, Anna, Emma, Greta)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Stuart Laing, Giselle Allen, Claire Pascoe, Miranda Bevin
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  6. 5 Act I: Scene: Good evening, Mr. Maurrant (Emma, Greta, Frank, Anna, George, Olga, Children) 02:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: Scene: Good evening, Mr. Maurrant (Emma, Greta, Frank, Anna, George, Olga, Children)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Claire Pascoe, Miranda Bevin, Robert Hayward, Giselle Allen, Richard Mosley-Evans, Amy J Payne
    Ensemble
    Opera North Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  7. 6 Act I: Aria: Somehow I Never Could Believe (Anna) 06:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Aria: Somehow I Never Could Believe (Anna)
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Giselle Allen
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  8. 7 Act I: Scene and Quartet: Get a Load of That (Sankey, Anna, George, Emma, Greta, Carl, Olga, Frank) 03:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: Scene and Quartet: Get a Load of That (Sankey, Anna, George, Emma, Greta, Carl, Olga, Frank)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Paul Gibson, Giselle Allen, Richard Mosley-Evans, Claire Pascoe, Miranda Bevin, John Savournin, Amy J Payne, Robert Hayward
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  9. 8 Act I: Ice Cream Sextet: Hello Margherita! (Lippo, Emma, Carl, Olga, Henry, Greta, George, Anna, Frank, Abraham, Shirley) 09:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Ice Cream Sextet: Hello Margherita! (Lippo, Emma, Carl, Olga, Henry, Greta, George, Anna, Frank, Abraham, Shirley)
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Christopher Turner, Claire Pascoe, John Savournin, Amy J Payne, Byron Jackson, Miranda Bevin, Richard Mosley-Evans, Giselle Allen, Robert Hayward, Dean Robinson, Amy Freston
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  10. 9 Act I: Aria: Let Things Be Like They Always Was (Frank, Greta, Lippo, Carl, George) 03:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Aria: Let Things Be Like They Always Was (Frank, Greta, Lippo, Carl, George)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Robert Hayward, Miranda Bevin, Christopher Turner, John Savournin, Richard Mosley-Evans
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  11. 10 Act I: Wrapped in a Ribbon and Tied in a Bow (Children, George, Greta, Anna, Emma, Carl, Laura, Jennie, Henry, Charlie, Mary, Lippo, Olga, Grace, Buchanan, Sankey, Frank, Willie, Sam) 08:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Wrapped in a Ribbon and Tied in a Bow (Children, George, Greta, Anna, Emma, Carl, Laura, Jennie, Henry, Charlie, Mary, Lippo, Olga, Grace, Buchanan, Sankey, Frank, Willie, Sam)
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Richard Mosley-Evans, Miranda Bevin, Giselle Allen, Claire Pascoe, John Savournin, Victoria Sharp, Laura Kelly, Byron Jackson, Oliver Wright, Hazel Read, Christopher Turner, Amy J Payne, Sara Belal, Stuart Laing, Paul Gibson, Robert Hayward, Louis Parker, Alex Banfield
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  12. 11 Act I: Arioso: Lonely House (Sam) 03:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I: Arioso: Lonely House (Sam)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Alex Banfield
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  13. 12 Act I: Scene and Song: Wouldn't You Like to be on Broadway? (Rose, Easter, Olga, Emma) 05:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Scene and Song: Wouldn't You Like to be on Broadway? (Rose, Easter, Olga, Emma)
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Quirijn De Lang, Amy J Payne, Claire Pascoe
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  14. 13 Act I: Cavatina and Scene: What Good Would The Moon Be? (Rose, Easter, Frank, Buchanan, Mae) 06:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I: Cavatina and Scene: What Good Would The Moon Be? (Rose, Easter, Frank, Buchanan, Mae)
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Quirijn De Lang, Robert Hayward, Stuart Laing, Michelle Andrews
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  15. 14 Act I: Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed (Dick, Mae, Rose, Vincent, Sam, Emma) 08:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I: Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed (Dick, Mae, Rose, Vincent, Sam, Emma)
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Rodney Vubya, Michelle Andrews, Gillene Butterfield, Christopher Nairne, Alex Banfield, Claire Pascoe
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 Act I: Remember That I Care (Rose, Sam) 08:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Remember That I Care (Rose, Sam)
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Alex Banfield
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  18. 2 Act I: Finaletto: Miss Maurrant! (Rose, Sam, Henry) 03:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Finaletto: Miss Maurrant! (Rose, Sam, Henry)
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Alex Banfield, Byron Jackson
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  19. 3 Act II: Catch Me if You Can (Dr. Wilson, Buchanan, Dick, Mae, Policeman, Milkman, Joan, Myrtle, Willie, Sam, Emma, Workman, Henry, Charlie, Grace, Joe, Rose, Shirley, Greta, Lippo, Anna, Mary) 10:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II: Catch Me if You Can (Dr. Wilson, Buchanan, Dick, Mae, Policeman, Milkman, Joan, Myrtle, Willie, Sam, Emma, Workman, Henry, Charlie, Grace, Joe, Rose, Shirley, Greta, Lippo, Anna, Mary)
    Duration
    10:45
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Jeremy Peaker, Stuart Laing, Rodney Vubya, Michelle Andrews, Ivan Sharpe, Paul Gibson, Louis Parker, Alex Banfield, Claire Pascoe, Byron Jackson, Oliver Wright, Sara Belal, Gillene Butterfield, Amy Freston, Miranda Bevin, Christopher Turner, Giselle Allen, Hazel Read
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  20. 4 Act II: Scene and Trio: There'll Be Trouble (Rose, Buchanan, Dr. Wilson, Frank, Henry) 07:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II: Scene and Trio: There'll Be Trouble (Rose, Buchanan, Dr. Wilson, Frank, Henry)
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Stuart Laing, Jeremy Peaker, Robert Hayward, Byron Jackson
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  21. 5 Act II: A Boy Like You (Rose, Willie, Anna, Shirley, Sam, Vincent) 04:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II: A Boy Like You (Rose, Willie, Anna, Shirley, Sam, Vincent)
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Louis Parker, Giselle Allen, Amy Freston, Alex Banfield, Christopher Nairne
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  22. 6 Act II: We'll Go Away Together (Sam, Rose) 04:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II: We'll Go Away Together (Sam, Rose)
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Alex Banfield, Gillene Butterfield
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  23. 7 Act II: Then Promise Me that You will, Rose (Sam, Rose, Easter, Buchanan, Anna, Sankey, Marshal, Fred, Henry, Emma, Frank) 04:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Then Promise Me that You will, Rose (Sam, Rose, Easter, Buchanan, Anna, Sankey, Marshal, Fred, Henry, Emma, Frank)
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Alex Banfield, Gillene Butterfield, Quirijn De Lang, Paul Gibson, Nicholas Butterfield, Timothy Ochala-Greenough, Byron Jackson, Claire Pascoe, Robert Hayward
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  24. 8 Act II: Scene: For Christ sakes what's happenin'? (Marshal, Henry, Workman, Fred, Frank, Emma, Policeman, Carl, Lippo, Officer Murphy, Sam, Buchanan) 02:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II: Scene: For Christ sakes what's happenin'? (Marshal, Henry, Workman, Fred, Frank, Emma, Policeman, Carl, Lippo, Officer Murphy, Sam, Buchanan)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Nicholas Butterfield, Byron Jackson, Timothy Ochala-Greenough, Robert Hayward, Claire Pascoe, Ivan Sharpe, John Savournin, Christopher Turner, Alex Banfield, Stuart Laing
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  25. 9 Act II: The Woman Who Lived Up There (Rose, Sam, Emma, Marshal, Policeman, Anna) 05:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II: The Woman Who Lived Up There (Rose, Sam, Emma, Marshal, Policeman, Anna)
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Alex Banfield, Claire Pascoe, Nicholas Butterfield, Ivan Sharpe, Giselle Allen
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  26. 10 Act II: Interlude 02:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II: Interlude
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  27. 11 Act II Scene and Lullaby: Sleep, Baby Dear (2 Nursemaids, Officer Murphy) 05:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene and Lullaby: Sleep, Baby Dear (2 Nursemaids, Officer Murphy)
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Lorna James, Hazel Croft, Ivan Sharpe
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  28. 12 Act II: Scene: She never opened her eyes again (Rose, Officer Murphy, Henry, Sam, Shirley, Carl, Buchanan, Emma) 03:14
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II: Scene: She never opened her eyes again (Rose, Officer Murphy, Henry, Sam, Shirley, Carl, Buchanan, Emma)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Ivan Sharpe, Byron Jackson, Alex Banfield, Amy Freston, John Savournin, Stuart Laing, Claire Pascoe
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  29. 13 Act II: I Loved Her Too (Rose, Frank, Officer Murphy) 04:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II: I Loved Her Too (Rose, Frank, Officer Murphy)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Gillene Butterfield, Robert Hayward, Ivan Sharpe
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes
  30. 14 Act II: Don't Forget The Lilac Bush (Sam, Rose, Shirley, Abraham, Olga, Emma, Greta) 09:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Don't Forget The Lilac Bush (Sam, Rose, Shirley, Abraham, Olga, Emma, Greta)
    Duration
    09:02
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Alex Banfield, Gillene Butterfield, Amy Freston, Dean Robinson, Amy J Payne, Claire Pascoe, Miranda Bevin
    Ensemble
    Orchestra of Opera North
    Conductor
    James Holmes