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  • 2021 Lotte Lenya Competition Finalists Revealed!15 Contestants from a Field of 500 Will Compete for Top Prizes
  • Los Angeles Opera Streams Recitals by Julia Bullock and Susan Graham!Bullock Performs Weill Selections; Graham Offers All-Weill Program
  • Toward Greater Diversity, Equality, and InclusionFoundation Board Forms Committee to Create Plans of Action
  • Major Weill Symposium in Turin, 20-21 May!Weill Scholars Meet Virtually for a Packed Two-Day Conference
  • The Foundation Clears Up Questions about Weill's CopyrightsMost Works Remain Protected
2021 Lotte Lenya Competition Finalists Revealed!1 Los Angeles Opera Streams Recitals by Julia Bullock and Susan Graham!2 Toward Greater Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion3 Major Weill Symposium in Turin, 20-21 May!4 The Foundation Clears Up Questions about Weill's Copyrights5

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Kurt Weill KURT WEILL (1900-1950)
Born in Germany, came to the US in 1935. Composer of the Threepenny Opera, Mahagonny, Lady in the Dark, Street Scene and many other innovative works for the theater. His extensive list of works also includes well-known songs and instrumental music, preserved on innumerable recordings. One of the most versatile and influential theater composers of the twentieth century.

Lotte LenyaLOTTE LENYA (1898-1981)
Actress and singer. Married to Weill in 1926, she appeared in several of his works. After his death, she dedicated herself to promoting, performing, and recording his compositions. Also remembered for her portrayal of Rosa Klebb in From Russia With Love and of Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret on Broadway.

© Kurt Weill Foundation. Founded by Lenya in 1962, the non-profit, private foundation is dedicated to promoting understanding of Weill's life and works and preserving the legacies of Weill and Lenya. The foundation administers the Lotte Lenya Competition, a Grant Program, various sponsorships and fellowships, the Weill-Lenya Research Center, and the Kurt Weill Prize, and publishes the Kurt Weill Edition and the Kurt Weill Newsletter.
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