Street Scene

~ Release by Weill; Anne Jeffreys, Polyna Stoska, Brian Sullivan (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Sleeve notes in English;
Spine: Weil: Street Scene LP 4139
The cat# on the spine shows only a partial "4" and probably also intended to contain the prefix OL

On sleeve
(Excerpts from the Broadway Production)
Anne Jeffreys, Polyna Stoska, Brian Sullivan (Courtesy of MGM) and other members of the original company, with orchestra conducted by Maurice Abravanel

On inner sleeve
Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc./51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y./ ® "Columbia,"
Printed in U.S.A.

On labels
Ensemble with orch. conducted by Maurice Abravanel
Printed In U.S.A.

Matrix# side A: x“Lp” 867
Matrix# side B: x“Lp” 868
Runout side A: XLP--867--3F  2  1
Runout side B: XLP--868--3AA  2  3

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-03 15:26 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Street Scene: a. Prelude / b. Moon-faced, starry-eyed / c. Ain't it awful, the heat?
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
choir vocals:
ensemble (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
compilation of:
Street Scene: Prelude by Maurice Abravanel (conductor), Street Scene: Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed by Maurice Abravanel (conductor) and Street Scene: Ain't It Awful, the Heat by Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. N°1a Introduction (in 1947)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 1b "Ain't it awful, the heat?" (Mrs. Fiorentino, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Olsen, Mr. Olsen) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 13 "Moon-faced, starry-eyed" (Dick McGann, Mae Jones) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
Kurt Weill?:??
A2Street Scene: a. I got a marble and a star / b. Gossip / c. When a woman has a baby
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
choir vocals:
ensemble (in 1947)
vocals:
Hope Emerson (in 1947), Remo Lota (in 1947) and Creighton Thompson (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
compilation of:
Street Scene: Blues: I Got a Marble and a Star by Maurice Abravanel (conductor), Street Scene: Gossip Trio: Get a Load of That by Maurice Abravanel (conductor) and Street Scene: Arietta: When a Woman Has a Baby by Polyna Stoska (soprano), Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 2 Blues "I got a marble and a star" (Henry Davis, Mrs. Jones) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 3b Gossip Trio "Get a load of that" (Mrs. Fiorentino, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Olsen) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 4 Arietta "When a woman has a baby" (Mrs. Jones, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Maurrant, Mrs. Fiorentino) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
Kurt Weill?:??
A3Street Scene: Aria: Somehow I never could believe
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Anne Maurrant]:
Polyna Stoska (soprano) (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
compilation of:
Street Scene: Aria: Somehow I never could believe (Beginning) by Polyna Stoska (soprano) with Maurice Abravanel (conductor) and Street Scene: Aria: Somehow I never could believe (Concl.) by Polyna Stoska (soprano) with Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 5b Aria "Somehow I could never believe" (Mrs. Maurrant) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
Kurt Weill?:??
A4Street Scene: Wrapped in a ribbon and tied in a bow
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
choir vocals:
ensemble (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Anne Maurrant]:
Polyna Stoska (soprano) (in 1947)
vocals:
Beverly Janis (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 9b "Wrapped in a Ribbon and Tied in a Bow" (Jenny Hildebrand, Mrs. Hildebrand, Mrs. Maurrant, Mr. & Mrs. Fiorentino, Mr. & Mrs. Olsen, Mr. & Mrs. Jones, Henry Davis) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
Kurt Weill?:??
A5Street Scene: Lonely house
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
tenor vocals [Sam Kaplan]:
Brian Sullivan (American tenor) (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 10 "Lonely House" (Sam Kaplan) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
Kurt Weill?:??
A6Street Scene: a. Wouldn't you like to be on Broadway? / b. What good would the moon be?
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Rose Maurrant]:
Anne Jeffreys (in 1947)
vocals:
Don Saxon (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
compilation of:
Street Scene: Scene and Song: Wouldn't You Like to Be on Broadway? by Anne Jeffreys, Maurice Abravanel (conductor) and Street Scene: Cavatina: What Good Would the Moon Be? by Anne Jeffreys, Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 11 "Wouldn't you like to be on Broadway?" (Harry Easter, Rose Maurrant) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 12 Cavatina "What good would the moon be?" (Rose Maurrant) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
Kurt Weill?:??
B1Street Scene: Remember that I care
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Rose Maurrant]:
Anne Jeffreys (in 1947)
tenor vocals [Sam Kaplan]:
Brian Sullivan (American tenor) (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 14a "Remember that I care" (Rose Maurrant, Sam Kaplan) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act I.
Kurt Weill?:??
B2Street Scene: a. Morning / b. Children's game
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
choir vocals:
Street Scene Children's Ensemble (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
compilation of:
Street Scene: Introduction: Morning by Maurice Abravanel (conductor) and Street Scene: Children's Game "One, Two Three, Four, Superman” by Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. No. 15b Children's Game "One, Two, Three, Four, Superman” … “Catch me if you can" (Charlie Hildebrand, Grace Davis, Joan, Willie Maurrant) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
recording of:
Street Scene: Act II. N°15a Introduction: Morning (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
Kurt Weill?:??
B3Street Scene: A boy like you
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Anne Maurrant]:
Polyna Stoska (soprano) (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. N°17 "A boy like you" (Anna Maurrant) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
Kurt Weill?:??
B4Street Scene: We'll go away together
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Rose Maurrant]:
Anne Jeffreys (in 1947)
tenor vocals [Sam Kaplan]:
Brian Sullivan (American tenor) (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. N°18a "We'll go away together" (Rose Maurrant, Sam Kaplan) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
Kurt Weill?:??
B5Street Scene: The woman who lived up there
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
choir vocals:
ensemble (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Anne Maurrant]:
Polyna Stoska (soprano) (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Rose Maurrant]:
Anne Jeffreys (in 1947)
tenor vocals [Sam Kaplan]:
Brian Sullivan (American tenor) (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. N°19a "The woman who lived up there" (Rose Maurrant, Sam Kaplan, Mrs. Maurrant, Ensemble) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
Kurt Weill?:??
B6Street Scene: a. Lullaby / b. I loved her too
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
choir vocals:
ensemble (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Rose Maurrant]:
Anne Jeffreys (in 1947)
vocals:
Ellen Carleen (in 1947), Randolph Symonette (in 1947) and Peggy Turnley (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
compilation of:
Street Scene: Lullaby by Maurice Abravanel (conductor) and Street Scene: Finale: I Loved Her Too by Norman Cordon (operatic bass), Anne Jeffreys, Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act II, Finale. N°22a "I loved her too" (Mr. Maurrant, Rose Maurrant, Ensemble) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
recording of:
Street Scene: Act II, Scene 2. N°20 Lullaby "Sleep, baby dear" (First & Second Nursemaid (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
Kurt Weill?:??
B7Street Scene: Farewell Duet
producer:
Dwight Deere Wiman (in 1947) and Playwrights' Company (theatrical production company) (in 1947)
soprano vocals [Rose Maurrant]:
Anne Jeffreys (in 1947)
tenor vocals [Sam Kaplan]:
Brian Sullivan (American tenor) (in 1947)
orchestra:
orchestra (in 1947)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (in 1947)
recording of:
Street Scene: Act II, Finale. N°22b: Don't Forget the Lilac Bush (Farewell Duet) (Sam Kaplan, Rose Maurrant) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elmer Rice
part of:
Street Scene: Act II.
Kurt Weill?:??

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printed in:U.S.A.