Announcing the 2026 Lenya Competition!
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The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music administers, promotes, and perpetuates the legacies of German-born American composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and his wife, Austrian-born American singing actress Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
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Upcoming Events
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December
Weill Songs at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY
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December
Weill Songs at Lane Series at University of Vermont in Burlington
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December
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at Komische Oper Berlin in Berlin
Germany
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December
Down in the Valley at Detroit Opera in Detroit, MI
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December
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at Komische Oper Berlin in Berlin
Germany
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December
Down in the Valley at Detroit Opera in Detroit, MI
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December
Down in the Valley at Detroit Opera in Detroit, MI
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December
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at Komische Oper Berlin in Berlin
Germany
Watch the 2025 Lotte Lenya Competition Finals
The 2025 Lenya Competition Finals showcased ten exceptional singing actors in Rochester, NY's Kilbourn Hall on 3 May 2025, each vying for a top prize of $25,000. This year’s finalists, representing seven countries on four continents, show they can “do it all” by presenting four contrasting theatrical songs and arias. The jury for the finals included Broadway conductor and music director Rob Berman, multi-hyphenate singer-actor-director-teacher Catherine Malfitano, and stage director Alison Moritz.
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