An oral history interview with Hans Heinsheimer / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Donald Spoto, 1986 March 12 : recording and transcript.

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An oral history interview with Hans Heinsheimer / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Donald Spoto, 1986 March 12 : recording and transcript.

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Heinsheimer concentrates on the career and character of Lotte Lenya--her performances, her love affairs (especially her affair with Otto Pasetti in the mid-'30's), and her business dealings. He mentions several Weill shows in passing, but discusses only Down in the valley and Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny in any detail.

1 transcript (9 p.) ; 28 cm.1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.) : analog, 1 5/16 ips., stereo.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

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