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Kurt Weill. Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer [a] [2] active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. [3] He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht.
Kurt Weill (born March 2, 1900, Dessau, Germany—died April 3, 1950, New York, New York, U.S.) was a German-born American composer who created a revolutionary kind of opera of sharp social satire in collaboration with the writer Bertolt Brecht.
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Born into a religious and musical family, the young Kurt Weill's talent impresses his peers and teachers early on. He takes full advantage of the resources in his home town, Dessau (known as the “Bayreuth of the North”), to gain a thorough grounding in musical theater.
Learn about the life and works of Kurt Weill, a German-born composer who revolutionized the musical theater with his collaborations with Brecht, Lenya, and others. Explore his early years, his operas, his flight from Nazi Germany, his Broadway and Hollywood careers, and his legacy.
Aug 8, 2015 · Music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ogden Nash. Performed by Kurt Weill. From the album Tryout on DRG Records.Speak low when you speak loveOur...
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Mar 25, 2021 · When the composer Kurt Weill was a teenager in Germany, as seen here in 1919, he was already showing signs of what would shape his Broadway sound. Hoenisch, via Weill-Lenya Research Center,...
Kurt Weill was born in Dessau, Germany on March 2, 1900. He was the son of a cantor and began composing and performing while still a child. By the time he was twenty he was coaching opera and conducting theater bands until he moved to Berlin in 1920, where be became a student of the renowned Ferruccio Busoni and began his career as part of ...
