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KURT WEILL NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 1 Spring 1993 IN THI S ISSUE I ssues IN THE GERMAN R ECEPTION OF W EILL 7 Stephen Hinton S PECIAL FEATURE: PROTAGON IST AND Z AR AT SANTA F E 10 Director's Notes by Jonathan Eaton Costume Designs by Robert Perdziola "Der Protagonist: To Be or Not to Be with Der Zar" by Gunther Diehl B OOKS 16 The New Grove Dictionary of Opera Andrew Porter Michael Kater's Different Drummers: Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany Susan C. Cook Jilrgen Schebera's Gustav Brecher und die Leipziger Oper 1923-1933 Christopher Hailey PERFORMANCES 19 Britten/Weill Festival in Aldeburgh Patrick O'Connor Seven Deadly Sins at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Paul Young Mahagonny in Karlsruhe Andreas Hauff Knickerbocker Holiday in Evanston. IL bntce d. mcclimg "Nanna's Lied" by the San Francisco Ballet Paul Moor Seven Deadly Sins at the Utah Symphony Bryce Rytting R ECORDINGS 24 Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 on Philips James M. Keller Ofrahs Lieder and other songs on Koch David Hamilton Sieben Stucke aus dem Dreigroschenoper, arr. by Stefan Frenkel on Gallo Pascal Huynh C OLUMNS Letters to the Editor 5 Around the World: A New Beginning in Dessau 6 1993 Grant Awards 4 Above: Georg Kaiser looks down at Weill posing for his picture on the 1928 Leipzig New Publications 15 Opera set for Der Zar /iisst sich pltotographieren, surrounded by the two Angeles: Selected Performances 27 Ilse Koegel 0efl) and Maria Janowska (right). Below: The Czar and His Attendants, costume design for t.he Santa Fe Opera by Robert Perdziola. I ' PROTAGONIST ZAR SANTA FE I •T• •T• NEWS on Kaiser; Stephen Hinton on Der Protago­ HBrecht, Weill, Berlin" at the New Santa Fe becomes Weill Mecca nist as a critique of Expressionism; David York Philharmonic Drew on Der Zar's multiple musical lan­ guages; and Jonathan Eaton on his directo­ As part of a new series of "celebration Santa Fe. New Mexico will become a rial conceptions for the current produc­ weeks" instituted by tbe New York Philhar­ focus for Weill fans this summer when the tions. The symposium is open to the public monic for its 1993-94 season, Maestro Kurt Santa Fe Opera and the Santa Fe Chamber and will be held at the Buena Vista Art Masur will conduct Weill's Die sieben Music Festival present seldom-periormed Center at the Witter Bynner House in Santa Todsunden and Berg's Lulu Suite on 15-18 stage and concert repertoire as part of the Fe. A reception for the press will follow. December 1993 at Lincoln Center's Avery 1993 season. On Saturday, 31July 1993, the Fisher Hall in New York. Soprano Angelina opera company launches the American pro­ Reaux will make herdebutwith the Philhar­ fessional premiereofWeill's double bill The Lost in the Stars: Stage monic singing the role of Anna L Reaux, Protagonist and The Czar Has His Photo­ Adaptation, Concert Version and well-known to Weill fans in the States and graph Taken. The productions, designed by Full-Length Recording abroad through her recordings, recitals, Robert Perdziola. will be directed by and one-woman show, will also present a Jonathan Eaton and conducted by George solo concert at a New York venue to be Manahan. Principal cast members include In a production opening on June 18 for a six-week run, the Goodman Theatre in Chi­ announced. A program of lectures will Jacque Trussel ('The Protagonist), Ashley supplement the musical offerings, all under cago will present a new adaptation by Frank Putnam (His Sister Catherine), and Patryk the title, "Brecht, Weill, Berlin 1928-35." Wroblewski (The Young Lord); and David Gelati ofAlan Paton's novel, Cry the Beloved Malis (The Czar), Kathryn Gamberoni Country. Gelati, best known for his much praised adaptation of The Grapes ofWrath , KURT WEILL NEWSLETTER (Angele), and Angelina Reaux (the False 1 Angele). The double bill will be presented plans to utilize most of Wei11 s and Vol. 11, No. 1; Spring 1993 in English translations of Jonathan Eaton Anderson's score for Lost in the Stars. and Lionel Salter. Other performance dates Another"Cry, the Beloved Country," this 0 1993 Kurt Weill Foundation for Music are 4 and 13 August, as the double bill will one the concert suite devised by David 7 East 20th Street run in repertory with La boheme, The Magic Drew of music from Lost in the Stars, will be New York, NY 10003-1106 Flute, Xerxes, and Capriccio. conducted by Robert Ziegler at a Prom­ Tel. (212) 505-5240 For its 21st Season, the Santa Fe Cham­ enade concert in London's Royal Albert Fax (212) 353-.9663 ber Music Festival presents Weill works oo Hall on 25 August 1993. The soloists are three ofits summer programs in five perlor­ Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, and Jake mances. On Sunday, 1 August, and Mon­ Gardner performing with the London The Newsletter is published to provide an open day, 2 August, Lisa Saffer will be the so­ Adventist Chorale (40 voices), the BBC forum wherein interested readers may express a variety of ideas and opfnions. The opinions ex­ prano soloist in a performance ofFrauentanz, Singers (24 voices), and the Matrix En­ pressed donot necessarily represent the publisher's op. 10; her collaborators will be Tara semble, which will be making its Proms debut. All Proms concerts are broadcast official viewpoint. The editor encourages the O'Connor, flute, Paul Neubauer, viola, submission of articles, reviews, and news items for Franklin Cohen. clarinet, Steve Becknell, live on BBC Radio 3. 'The Promenade Concertsare uniquein theatmosphere they future issues. The submission deadline for the next horn, and Lynette Diers Cohen, bassoon. issue is 1 August 1993. The program also includes Mozart's Quin­ generate, compounded ofyo uthful enthusi­ tet in E-flat major, K. 452, for piano and asm, well-worn badinage during the inter­ vals between items in tbe program and a David Fameth, Editor winds, and Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A Mario R. Merudo, Associate Editor major, op. 81. These concerts, at 5 pm and silent concentration duringthe music." (The New Grove Dictionary ofM-usic). Edward D. Harsh, l'roductlon Editor 7 pm, respectively, begin with a pr~oncert Edward Buckley, /lroductlon Assistant lecture on the music ofWeill. The first full-length recording of Lost in On Friday, 6 August. the Orion String the Stars has just appeared on the MusicMasters label (01612-67100.2). Mae­ Board of Trustees Quartet performs Weill's String Quartet, Kim Kowalke, President op. 8. Also on theconcert are the Beethoven stro Julius Rudel conducts the Orchestra of Henry Marx, Vice-President Serenade in D major, op. 25, for flute, violin, St. Luke's, the Concert Chorale of New York, and a cast camprised of Gregory Lys Symonette, V,ce-President and viola, and Faure's Piano Quartet in G Guy Stem, Secetary minor, op. 45. The 22 and 23 August con­ Hopkins (the Leader), Arthur Woodley (Stephen Kumalo), Cynthia Clarey (Irina), Milton Coleman, Treasurer certs devote part of the program to Weill's Philip Getter Carol Woods (Linda), Reginald Pindel (vari­ songs, the soloistfor which will be soprano Harold Prince ous roles), and Richard Vogt (various roles). Phyllis Bryn-Julson, accompanied by pia­ Julius Rudel nist Ursula Oppens. The program begins Producer John McClure has recorded 72 with Two Rhapsodies for oboe, viola, and minutes of music, including selections not Foundation Staff piano byLoefflerand includesTchaikovsky's on the original cast recording: Introduction String Sextet in D major, op. 70. "Souvenir to "The Little Gray House," Entr'acte, 'The Kim Kowalke, Presidenl de Florence." Wild Justice," 'The Wild Justice Reprise," David Fameth, Director and Archivist andone"cut"number, 'The Little Tin God." Lys Symonette, Musical Executive On Saturday afternoon, 31 July 1993, the ("Gold!," the most famous "cut" number Mario R. Mercado, Director of Programs Kurt Weill Foundation will host a mini­ from the show, is not included.) 111e ac­ Edward D. Harsh, Associate Director for symposium devoted to the Santa Fe Opera companying bookletfeatures program notes Publica rions double bill. Kim Kowalke will chair a panel and synopsis by David Kilroy as well as the John Andrus, Associate Archivist comprising Michael Morley, who will speak song lyrics. Edward Buckley, Secretary/Office Manager Kurt Weill Newsletter Volume 11 Number 1 2 NEWS Knickerbocker Holiday at the Barbican A Kurt Weill Edition Update Knickerbocker Holiday will be the last of five works performed in concert as part of The planning of the Kurt Weill Edition, a InJanuary ofthisyear, the Editorial Board the 1993 "Discover the Lost Musicals" se­ collected critical edition of Weill's music to - David Drew, Stephen Hinton, Kim ries at the Barbican Centre in London. The be published by European American Mu­ Kowalke, and Giselher Schubert - met for popular series, produced by Ian Marshall sic, has proceeded with the establishment thefirst timeto consider matters ofed itorial Fisher and now entering its fifth year, aims of a distinguished international Advisory policy. A critical edition of Weill's work to "celebrate fine twentieth-century musi­ Board and the convening of the Edition's must necessarily confront an unusual array cal theater writers." It focuses on works Editorial Board. of problematic issues that result from the that did not have a long opening run and In October of last year, the Kurt Weill tremendous diversity of style within bis have been unjustly neglected since. Edition issued invitations to a number of output. Guidelines for editorial practice prominent individuals in a variety of musi­ presuming to encompass the range of sucb The Weill-Anderson musical will be pre­ calfields.
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