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| Composer | Weill, Kurt (1900-1950) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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GenevaL’Opéra de quat’sous (The Threepenny Opera)
Weill: The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper)
Adam Benzwi; Barrie Kosky; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Rebecca Ringst; Dinah Ehm; Ulrich Eh; Holger Schwank
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Kosky’s bold Threepenny Opera delights Edinburgh
Adam Benzwi conducts a punchy band and a strong theatre cast in the Berliner Ensemble's bold fresh, enjoyable version of Weill and Brecht's classic.
Die Dreigroschenoper becomes L’Opéra des quat’sous in Aix
Brecht and Weill’s political satire could hardly be more relevant, but Thomas Ostermeier and Maxime Balcon's new production fails to do it justice.
Threepenny Opera suffers under the weight of its own ambitions
The live-streamed production of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera sought to reinvent for online presentation but ended up uneven and overly busy.
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