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Kurt Weill

Kurt Weill was a German composer who rose to fame during the Weimar Republic. He collaborated frequently with Bertolt Brecht, producing works such as the "The Three Penny Opera" (1928).

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Kurt Weill

Born 120 years ago: Kurt Weill

The composer of "Mack the Knife" wrote an astonishing array of music. He's celebrated at the Kurt Weill Fest in Dessau.
MusicMarch 2, 2020
Deutschland Bertolt Brecht 1927

Bertolt Brecht: 'Threepenny Novel'

Brecht wrote the "Threepenny Novel" while living in exile in Denmark in 1934.
LiteratureOctober 8, 2018
A still from Mackie Messer

'Mack the Knife' set for the silver screen

The latest film version of Bertolt Brecht's most successful play, The Threepenny Opera, is out in German cinemas.
CultureSeptember 13, 2018
Kurt Weill

Long-lost Weimar-era Kurt Weill song discovered in Berlin

The German composer's "Song of the White Cheese" has unexpectedly turned up in dusty theater archives.
CultureNovember 7, 2017
Ernst Kovacic © Kurt Weill Fest Dessau GmbH/L. Rajchert

Listen to the Krenek violin concerto

The Kurt Weill Fest in Dessau explores the composer's era in pre-World War II Europe.
July 29, 2016
Kurt Weill, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo/D. Grossi

Enjoy the musical spirit of the Roaring Twenties

Listen to music from the Kurt Weill Fest in Dessau, with music by Weill, Krenek and Stravinsky.
July 29, 2016
Deutschland Dessau "Bild II Gnomus" Ausstellung Bühnenbild-Entwürfe von Wassily Kandinsky

Kandinsky and Mussorgsky: When art meets music

Kandinsky created a stage production of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition." The original designs are now on show.
CultureMarch 1, 20168 images
German Composer Kurt Weill. Copyright: AP Photo/Dan Grossi

Which Kurt Weill?

The Kurt Weill Fest in Dessau has brought the enigmatic and international composer a little closer to the German public.
March 17, 2015
Kurt Weill Fest Tweetfonie Dessau

"Tweetfonie" in Dessau

A protest action and multimedia spectacle in concert hall and on live stream.
March 5, 2014

Culture calendar

From music and art to film and dance - find out what's going on in Germany's cultural scene.
January 31, 2011

Germany's Top Five

Germany is currently hosting a range of diverse events and activities featuring wine and music festivals as well as innovative circus shows and indoor skiing.
February 28, 2005

Hollywood/CA: Germans in the Movie Business

What do Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox Universal & Warner Brothers have in common, besides the obvious?
October 29, 2001