The Lotte Lenya CompetitionThe Lotte Lenya Competition recognizes talented singer/actors of all nationalities, ages 19-32, who are dramatically and musically convincing in repertoire ranging from contemporary Broadway scores to opera/operetta, including the works of Kurt Weill.
The Kurt Weill EditionThe Foundation is in the process of publishing Kurt Weill's musical legacy in newly-engraved full scores that uphold the highest scholarly and critical standards.
Grants Programs & Collaborative InitiativesThe Foundation's Grant Program gives financial support to individuals and not-for-profit organizations for projects related to Weill, Lenya, or Marc Blitzstein.
The Lotte Lenya Competition SongbookThrough the Lotte Lenya Competition Songbook Series, the Foundation awards and showcases new theater songs that have not been widely disseminated and that can serve Lenya Competition contestants seeking new pieces for their programs.
Fellowships, Artist Sponsorships, Mentorships, & PrizesThe Foundation administers a collection of programs designed to nurture the careers of emerging performers, conductors, and stage directors, along with prizes for important new scholarly work.
The Weill-Lenya Research CenterThe Weill-Lenya Research Center is the principal international repository for research materials related to Weill's and Lenya's lives and careers.
Volume 17, Number 1-2 KURT WEILL CENTENARY DIE BÜRGSCHAFT 4 “Wie lange noch?”: Die Bürgschaft and Its Times KIM H. KOWALKE 5 Die Bürgschaft at Spoleto USA DAVID W. MAVES 7 Press Clippings from Spoleto USA 10 DER WEG DER VERHEIßUNG 12 Sleepless in Chemnitz HORST KOEGLER 13 Press Clippings from Chemnitz Opera 16 The Eternal Road: Synopsis LUDWIG LEWISOHN 18 Scholars Debate Der Weg der Verheißung in Chemnitz, 11-13 June 1999 RICARDA WACKERS 22 THE FIREBRAND OF FLORENCE 24 Operetta as Revenant: The Firebrand of Florence JOEL GALAND 25 The Firebrand of Florence at Ohio Light Opera JAMES LOVENSHEIMER 29 Press Clippings from Ohio Light Opera 32 BOOK REVIEWS Kurt Weill: Die frühen Werke 1916-1928, Musik-Konzepte 101-102 TAMARA LEVITZ 33 Caspar Neher: Der größte Bühnenbauer unserer Zeit, eds. Christine Tretow and Helmut Gier JÜRGEN SCHEBERA 34 PERFORMANCE REVIEWS Silver Lake in London (with recording, London Sinfonietta and soloists, Markus Stenz, cond., on RCA) ANDREW PORTER 35 Street Scene in Colorado JIM LILLIE 36 One Touch of Venus in Freiburg ANDREAS HAUFF 38 “Brecht-Weill Evening” in Copenhagen NIELS KRABBE 39 TOPICAL WEILL: NEWS AND EVENTS 1a-8a
