Columbia University School of the Arts is set to present Weill and Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera.” The work has been adapted by Leah Plante-Wiener and features additional music and orchestration by Nate Weida as well as a translation by Weida and Benjamin Viertel. Viertel, who has worked on several off-Broadway productions, will direct the production as part of his Directing {…}
Photo: © Jean-Louis Fernandez When a ticket to “The Threepenny Opera” costs three hundred euros, it is already evident that someone has not read Brecht properly. Thomas Ostemeier, the director of this Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill “opera,” is an interesting figure. German by birth, he has been very popular in Paris for his work with the traditional company Comédie {…}
The City Lyric Opera in New York will present a new production of Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera” from Oct. 29 to Nov. 15, 2020. The piece is based on “The Beggar’s Opera” by John Gay, and being performed in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann. The opera will be produced through both live and recorded performances for the {…}
