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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.

Top Cast

  • Janice Cairns

    Janice Cairns

    Anna Maurrant

  • Lesley Garrett

    Lesley Garrett

    Rose Maurrant

  • Kevin Anderson

    Kevin Anderson

    Sam Kaplan

  • Mark Richardson

    Mark Richardson

    Frank Maurrant

  • Daniel Ison

    Daniel Ison

    Willie Maurrant

  • Terry Jenkins

    Terry Jenkins

    Abraham Kaplan

  • Richard Halton

    Richard Halton

    Harry Easter

  • Keel Watson

    Keel Watson

    Henry Davis

  • Philip Gould

    Philip Gould

    Dick McGann

Overview

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.

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