A Streetcar Named Desire The San Francisco Opera World Premiere (1998)

Recorded live with the San Francisco Opera the world premiere production of Andre Previns A Streetcar Named Desire For his firstever opera Previn turned to one of the most celebrated plays in the history of American theater Tennessee Williams Pulitzer Prizewinning A Streetcar Named Desire He saw the haunting story of lost youth and innocence in the romantic shadowy world of New Orleans as ideal material Collaborating with librettist Philip Littell Previn has captured all the claustrophobic tension volatile emotion and sexual undertow of Williams original in his own Streetcar This world premiere recording took place in September 1998 at the spectacularly renovated War Memorial Opera House with Previn conducting