Announcing the 2026 Lenya Competition!
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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)
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Acclaim Greets Release of First-Ever Recording of Love Life
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Summer 2025 Kurt Weill Newsletter Now Online!
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Love Life “Terrific” in its Return to New York
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“Extraordinary” Love Life Triumphs at Opera North
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2025 Kurt Weill Prizes Awarded
The 2025 Kurt Weill Book Prize for an outstanding scholarly book on music theater since...
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E-News: Summer 2025
“Hieronymus Bosch in Consumer Hell” Mahagonny at Deutsche Oper Berlin Those with tickets to the...
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E-News: May 2025
Three Works Sparkle at La Scala Thanks to Brilliant Cast and Riccardo Chailly’s Baton ...
May 28, 2025
Upcoming Events
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February
Weill Songs at Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in Philadelphia, PA
United States
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Weill Songs at New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) in New York, NY
United States
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February
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at English National Opera in London
United Kingdom
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February
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at English National Opera in London
United Kingdom
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February
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at English National Opera in London
United Kingdom
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March
Die Dreigroschenoper at Landestheater Detmold in Detmold
Germany
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March
Fantaisie symphonique (Symphony No. 2) at Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Dallas, TX
United States
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March
Suite for Orchestra in E Major at Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau in Dessau
Germany
Watch the 2025 Lotte Lenya Competition Finals
The 2025 Lenya Competition Finals showcased ten exceptional singing actors in Rochester, NY's Kilbourn Hall on 3 May 2025, each vying for a top prize of $25,000. This year’s finalists, representing seven countries on four continents, show they can “do it all” by presenting four contrasting theatrical songs and arias. The jury for the finals included Broadway conductor and music director Rob Berman, multi-hyphenate singer-actor-director-teacher Catherine Malfitano, and stage director Alison Moritz.
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