We recommend the Web resources below for those interested in the subject of this program. All links are valid as of December 20, 1998.
Chicago Sun-Times - Review of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1993/11/888889.html
Film critic Roger Ebert's review of the 1993 restoration of the classic film A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. For all its brilliance, the original 1951 release had key scenes cut by the studio; Ebert describes the significance of the recent version's loyalty to the vision of director Elia Kazan.
San Francisco Opera
www.sfopera.org/default.htm
The Web site of the San Francisco Opera. Features details on the current season and past seasons, membership information, and many other items related to the Opera.
San Francisco Opera - "A Streetcar Named Desire"
www.sfopera.org/current/a_streetcar_named_desire.htm
The San Francisco Opera's presentation of "A Streetcar Named Desire," with links to bios of the performers and creators of the opera. Also includes excerpts of the many glowing reviews "Streetcar" has garnered.
TIME Magazine - Sorting out the life, and the myth, of Tennessee Williams
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/archive/1995/951127/books.williams.html
"'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' with its layers of grandiloquent Southern mendacity, might serve as an emblem for the life of its creator." Brad Leithauser reaches this conclusion in his review of Lyle Leveritch's TOM: THE UNKNOWN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, the first installment of a two-volume biography.
Andre Previn - Biography
www.schirmer.com/composers/previn/bio.html
From the music publishers G. Schirmer Inc., this informative page chronicles the achievements of Andre Previn during the course of his phenomenal -- and still very active -- musical career.
Andre Previn - A Streetcar Named Desire
www.schirmer.com/composers/previn/streetcar.html
G. Schirmer Inc.'s page on "Streetcar" presents program information along with critical acclaim of the Previn opera.
The Mississippi Writers Page - Tennessee Williams
www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/dir/williams_tennessee/
Presented by the English Department at the University of Mississippi, the Mississippi Writers Page features writers from the Magnolia State, such as William Faulkner, Richard Wright, Eudora Welty, and Shelby Foote. The Tennessee Williams page includes biographical information, a bibliography, and listings of publications, productions, and Internet resources.
Jack Fritscher, Ph.D. - Love and Death in Tennessee Williams
http://jackfritscher.com/tennessee/chapter1.html
An analysis of Williams and his work, particularly in relation to his family and upbringing.
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