[ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Saturday 21 March 1998
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"The greater part of Previn's success has to do with his respect for, and understanding of, the music of Williams's text. Librettist Philip Littell has done an excellent job of adapting it, condensing it, mindful of how opera, by its very nature, seeks to elaborate and intensify the nodal points of any drama." Gramophone
'A Streetcar named Desire ' is an Opera in 3 acts. It is based on the novel by Tennessee Williams, performed by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and conducted by Andre Previn. The Libretto is by Philip Littell.
"The greater part of Previn's success has to do with his respect for, and understanding of, the music of Williams's text. Librettist Philip Littell has done an excellent job of adapting it, condensing it, mindful of how opera, by its very nature, seeks to elaborate and intensify the nodal points of any drama." Gramophone