Barrie Kosky Makes His Case
“Weill is as important to the development of musical theater as Wagner.”
Read the full interview in the Kurt Weill Newsletter
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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Broadway Podcast Series Celebrates Weill and Blitzstein
Broadway to Main Street, the weekly radio program devoted to the American musical theater, celebrated...
October 29, 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 -
Announcing the Winners of the 23rd Annual Lotte Lenya Competition; Finals Available On-Demand via OperaVision Beginning September 10
More than $160,000 awarded to this year’s contestants This year’s event featured the presentation of...
August 31, 2021
Upcoming Events
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December
Lady in the Dark at Volksoper Wien in Vienna
Austria
Performance dates subject to government health guidelines
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09
December
Die Dreigroschenoper at Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna
Austria
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09
December
Die Dreigroschenoper at Theater Kanton Zürich in Zürich
Switzerland
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10
December
Fantaisie symphonique (Symphony No. 2) at SWR Symphonieorchester in Stuttgart
Germany
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10
December
Die Dreigroschenoper at Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna
Austria
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10
December
Die Dreigroschenoper at Theater Kanton Zürich in Zürich
Switzerland
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11
December
Mahagonny Songspiel; The Seven Deadly Sins at Red Line Productions in Woolloomooloo
Australia
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11
December
Die Dreigroschenoper at Theater Kanton Zürich in Zürich
Switzerland
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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