The Furman University Department of Music’s Sarah Reese Lyric Theatre will present “Street Scene,” an English-language opera by Kurt Weill. Shows run Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The production is open to the public. Tickets are $10-$20. Furman students are admitted free with valid ID.
Set over the course of two sweltering summer days on a New York City tenement stoop, the opera portrays the lives, struggles and aspirations of immigrant working-class families living side by side in an urban community.
Often described as a “Broadway opera,” “Street Scene” uniquely blends operatic technique with jazz, blues and American popular song, creating a vivid and distinctly American musical language. The work is based on Elmer Rice’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1929 play of the same name, with lyrics by Langston Hughes. Together, these artists crafted a powerful portrait of American life—one that captures both the tensions and hopes of a diverse community and remains deeply relevant today.
Furman’s Grant Knox directs the Sarah Reese Lyric Theatre.
Ticket Prices:
- Adults: $20
- Seniors 60+ / Furman Faculty & Staff: $15
- Students: $10
- Furman Students: $0 with ID – at the door
Purchase tickets in advance at furmanmusic.ludus.com. Or call the music office at 864.294.2086. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
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