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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (German: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny) is a political-satirical opera composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht. It was first performed on 9 March 1930 at the Neues Theater in Leipzig.
Jun 29, 2010 · Lenya sings "Havana Song" (3:25) from Mahagonny and "Surabaya Johnny" (5:20) from Happy End. Introduced by Aaron Copland, who talks about opera in the 1920s....
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1972 Vinyl release of "Mahagonny" on Discogs.
In the German-speaking and classical music world, she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her first husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961).
When Kurt Weill died of a heart attack in early April 1950, Lotte Lenya was devastated. She withdrew from the public eye and watched over her late husband's work with uncompromising strictness. But friends persuaded her to return to the stage and Lotte played Jenny on Broadway with as much success as she had in Berlin in the late 1920s.
The 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.
Jan 22, 2021 · Kurt Weill; Lotte Lenya. Columbia Masterworks (K3L 243) Publication date. 1956. Topics. Classical, Stage & Screen, Opera, Modern. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Tracklist: Disc 1: 1. Act I (Beginning). Scenes 1 Through 6. 2. Act I (Continuation) Scenes 7 Through 10. Disc 2: 1. Act I (Conclusion) Scene 11. 2.
