Kurt Weill letter to Louis Simon, 1939 July 26.

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Kurt Weill letter to Louis Simon, 1939 July 26.

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In a signed, typewritten letter to Louis Simon, 26 July 1939, Weill writes concerning a proposed adaptation of his Dreigroschenoper (Three Penny Opera) into English with an African American cast. He suggests that before they can plan the show, they must wait to see Harold Smith's script. If Weill chooses not to work on the adaptation, he would want all his ideas removed. He also mentions Bertolt Brecht, the original co-author, who would have a stake in the show.

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Weill, Kurt

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As a result of the success of his Broadway musical Lady in the dark in 1941, German-born composer Kurt Weill and his wife, the singing actress Lotte Lenya, were able to buy "Brook House," in Rockland County, New York, moving there during their sixth year in the United States. From Brook House, and a couple of addresses in Los Angeles during his trips there, Weill kept in touch, until a month before his death, with his parents, who had emigrated to Israel in 1935. From the description...

Simon, Louis, 1911-1988

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