2022 Lotte Lenya Competition: Submission Deadline Extended
Additional time for applicants to prepare audition videos safely under pandemic conditions.
More information here
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Lady in the Dark Shines in Vienna
Highly-anticipated production a hit with audiences and critics alike.
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Barrie Kosky Makes His Case
“Weill is as important to the development of musical theater as Wagner.”
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Finals of the 2021 Lotte Lenya Competition Streaming on Demand
Full performances of all 15 finalists
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The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music administers, promotes, and perpetuates the legacies of German-born American composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and his wife, Austrian-born American singing actress Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
Current Highlights
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Lady in the Dark Shines in Vienna
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Kurier – Peter Jarolin “Lady in the Dark skillfully counteracts...
December 22, 2021 -
Barrie Kosky Builds a New Mahagonny at the Komische Oper Berlin
Taking his cue from the many biblical references in Weill and Brecht’s libretto, director Barrie...
October 06, 2021 -
Lenya Competition Application Deadline Extended to 2 February
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music today announced an extension of the application deadline for...
January 07, 2022
Upcoming Events
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January
Fantaisie symphonique (Symphony No. 2) at Cyprus Symphony Orchestra in Lefkosia
Cyprus
Cyprus Premiere
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21
January
Die Dreigroschenoper at Berliner Ensemble in Berlin
Germany
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21
January
Fantaisie symphonique (Symphony No. 2) at Cyprus Symphony Orchestra in Lefkosia
Cyprus
Cyprus Premiere
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22
January
Die Dreigroschenoper at Berliner Ensemble in Berlin
Germany
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23
January
Lady in the Dark at Volksoper Wien in Vienna
Austria
Performance dates subject to government health guidelines
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28
January
23rd Annual Lotte Lenya Competition Finals at OperaVision in Streaming
Worldwide
Available for free streaming worldwide through March 2022. Filmed on 28 August 2021, the final round of the 23rd annual Lotte Lenya Competition brings together 15 exceptional singing actors to New York City, vying for a top prize of $20,000. Emerging from a pool of 500 contestants from around the globe, Lenya Competition finalists will show they can ‘do it all’ by bringing to life four contrasting theatrical pieces.
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28
January
Die Dreigroschenoper at Theater Kanton Zürich in Zürich
Switzerland
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28
January
Die sieben Todsünden at Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in Charlotte, NC
United States
The 2021 Lotte Lenya Competition Finals
Filmed on 28 August 2021, the 23rd annual Lotte Lenya Competition Finals brings together 15 exceptional singing actors to New York City, vying for a top prize of $20,000. Emerging from a pool of 500 contestants from around the globe, Lenya Competition finalists will show they can ‘do it all’ by bringing to life four contrasting theatrical pieces, including at least one by Kurt Weill. The Finals is available for free streaming worldwide via OperaVision through March 2022.
Applications are open for the 2022 Lenya Competition!
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