Theater songs by Kurt Weill and others: with winners of the 2001 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers

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Title

Theater songs by Kurt Weill and others: with winners of the 2001 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers

Collection

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts lecture/concert series

Names

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 (Composer)
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 (Lyricist)
Vambery, Robert (Librettist)
Finn, William (Composer)
Lapine, James (Author)
Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969 (Composer)
Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969 (Lyricist)
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967 (Author)
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 (Lyricist)
Rosenkranz, Thomas, 1977- (Performer)
Kander, John (Composer)
Ebb, Fred (Lyricist)
Romani, Felice, 1788-1865 (Librettist)
Hauptmann, Elisabeth (Lyricist)
Magre, Maurice, 1877-1941 (Lyricist)
Robarts, A. Musgrove (Lyricist)
Blitzstein, Marc (Arranger)
Hammerstein, Oscar, 1895-1960 (Librettist)
Cooper, Jennifer Goode (Performer)
Langfelder, Jacob B. (Performer)
Sheeran, Raquela (Performer)
Stewart, Noah, 1978- (Performer)
Sturm, Misty Ann (Performer)
Pally, Alan J. (Producer)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Production company)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Presenter)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 2001-11-27

Table Of Contents

Ain't it a pretty night: Susannah / Carlisle Floyd (Goode) -- Juanita's aria: Der Kuhhandel / Kurt Weill ; Robert Vambery (Sheeran) -- I'd rather be sailing: A new brain / William Finn ; James Lapine (Langfelder) -- Somebody, somewhere: The most happy fella / Frank Loesser (Sturm) -- Lonely house: Street scene / K. Weill ; Elmer Rice ; Langston Hughes (Stewart) -- How lucky can you get?: Funny lady / John Kander ; Fred Ebb (Goode) -- Oh! quante volte: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Vincenzo Bellini ; Felice Romani (Sheeran) -- From Happy end: Surabaya-Johnny (Sturm) ; Das Lied von der harten Nuss (Langfelder) / K. Weill ; Elisabeth Hauptmann ; Bertolt Brecht -- Je ne t'aime pas / K. Well ; Maurice Magre (Goode) -- Were I a star / Harry Thacker Burleigh ; A. Musgrove Robarts (Stewart) -- Remember that I care: Street scene / K. Weill ; E. Rice ; L. Hughes (Sheeran ; Stewart) -- Zipper fly / Marc Blitzstein (Langfelder) -- Bill: Show boat / Jerome Kern ; Oscar Hammerstein (Goode) -- From Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny : Havanna-Lied (Sheeran) ; Nur die Nacht (Stewart) ; Haben alle Zuschauer Billette? (Langfelder) ; Alabama song (Sturm ; Goode ; Ensemble) / K. Weill ; B. Brecht.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LVH 2638

Subjects

Lotte Lenya Competition (4th : 2001)
Songs with piano
Musicals -- Excerpts, Arranged
Revues -- Excerpts, Arranged
Operas -- Excerpts, Arranged
Floyd, Carlisle. Susannah. Ain't it a pretty night
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Capuleti e i Montecchi. Oh quante volte
Burleigh, H. T. (Harry Thacker), 1866-1949. Were I a star
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Show boat. Bill

Genres

Music
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: presented by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center ; Alan J. Pally, producer.
Content: Title from house program.
Content: House program (2 p.), including biographical information about the performers, available on request, in *LVH 2638.
Performers: Jennifer Goode, Raquela Sheeran, Misty Ann Sturm, sopranos ; Jacob B. Langfelder, baritone ; Noah Stewart, tenor ; Thomas Rosenkranz, piano.
Venue: Videotaped 2001 November 27 the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (79 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20056085
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8640b340-e87b-0131-34bd-3c075448cc4b

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Theater songs by Kurt Weill and others: with winners of the 2001 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2001. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8640b340-e87b-0131-34bd-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (2001). Theater songs by Kurt Weill and others: with winners of the 2001 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8640b340-e87b-0131-34bd-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Theater songs by Kurt Weill and others: with winners of the 2001 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8640b340-e87b-0131-34bd-3c075448cc4b

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