Tennessee Williams’ epic tale of a fading Southern belle’s efforts to escape her shameful past roars to transformed life in André Previn’s operatic interpretation of the classic American play. With a sultry jazz clarinet lick and a discordant horn cluster, this major cinema composer (Irma La Douce, Elmer Gantry, Gigi, Long Day’s Journey Into Night) masterfully places us in the hot, run-down New Orleans neighborhood where Blanche DuBois faces a savage reckoning in the person of her sister’s coarse husband, Stanley Kowalski.
When you come to hear Florida Grand Opera’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire, you’ll be experiencing a landmark work of American literature and music where magnetic voices, electric characterizations and Previn’s cinematic, jazz-infused score make for an unforgettable ride. Hop on board.
Florida Grand Opera’s A Streetcar Named Desire plays January 22-25 at the Arsht Center.