The Lotte Lenya CompetitionThe 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.
The Kurt Weill EditionThe Foundation is in the process of publishing Kurt Weill's musical legacy in newly-engraved full scores that uphold the highest scholarly and critical standards.
Grants Programs & Collaborative InitiativesThe Foundation's Grant Program gives financial support to individuals and not-for-profit organizations for projects related to Weill, Lenya, or Marc Blitzstein.
The Lotte Lenya Competition SongbookThrough the Lotte Lenya Competition Songbook Series, the Foundation awards and showcases new theater songs that have not been widely disseminated and that can serve Lenya Competition contestants seeking new pieces for their programs.
Fellowships, Artist Sponsorships, Mentorships, & PrizesThe Foundation administers a collection of programs designed to nurture the careers of emerging performers, conductors, and stage directors, along with prizes for important new scholarly work.
The Weill-Lenya Research CenterThe Weill-Lenya Research Center is the principal international repository for research materials related to Weill's and Lenya's lives and careers.
Volume 42, Number 2 Editor’s Note2Lenya Competition: YOU Be the Judge!2Detwiler on Your Wall3FEATURESWeill at 125 KIM H. KOWALKE4Why Is Weill’s Work Important to You?Young Artists on Kurt Weill Today5Upcoming Performances in 20258Love Life: Two Cities, One High Wire KIM H. KOWALKE9Opera North’s Creative Team: Bringing Love Life‘s Dual Worlds to Life10Encores!’ Love Life Speaks to America12Foundation Publications14NEWSWide World of Weill15Weill and Blitzstein News16REVIEWSStreet Scene Central City Opera MARC SHULGOLD18Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at Staatsoper Stuttgart19Stephen Hinton, Weills Musiktheater vom Songspiel zur American Opera20Joana Mallwitz, The Kurt Weill Album21CODAUp Close with Ana Karneža22Weill’s Broadway Career KIM H. KOWALKE23Volume 42, Number 1 Love Life: Published for the First Time!2Editor’s Note3Foundation News3FEATURESMahagonny‘s Musical RootsMahagonny and “Popular” Idioms DAVID DREW4“Street Scenes”: Art, Life, and the Melting Pot JEREMY WEISS7Weill at Carnegie Hall9The Foundation Hosts Ensemble Modern12PERFORMANCE REVIEWSDie sieben Todsünden Ensemble Modern at Carnegie Hall GARY S. FAGIN14Der Silbersee Nationaltheater Mannheim JULIAN CASKEL15NEWSWide World of Weill16Weill and Foundation News17In Memoriam: Guy Stern, Stephen E. Davis, Andrew Davis, Christopher Durang19Inspiring Achievements21We Laughed, We Cried, We Cheered:The 2024 Lenya Competition Finals22A Unique Competition MICHAEL LASSER23
