Die Dreigroschenoper
Subtitle: The threepenny opera = L'opéra de quat'sous : Berlin 1930 : songs & chansons
Contributors: Lenya, Lotte, singer; Gerron, Kurt, 1897-1944, singer; Ponto, Erich, 1884-1957, singer; Trenk-Trebitsch, Willy, singer; Helmke, Erika, singer; Bois, Curt, singer; Neher, Carola, 1900-1942, singer; Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, singer; Préjean, Albert, singer; Henley, Jacques, singer; Lion, Margo, 1899-1989, singer; Mackeben, Theo, 1897-1953, conductor; Kreuder, Peter, conductor; Nelson, Rudolf, 1878-1960, conductor; Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950; Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950; Nelson, Rudolf, 1878-1960; Nelson, Rudolf, 1878-1960; Hollaender, Friedrich; Hollaender, Friedrich; Grosz, Wilhelm, 1894-1939; Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950; Lewis-Ruth-Band; Three Admirals (Musical group), singer
Series: Original
Published: 2017
Language: ger
Format: [sound recording] =
Subjects: German Songs; Operas; Excerpts; Songs with orchestra
Other titles: Threepenny opera; Opéra de quat'sous; Berlin 1930; Songs & chansons; Songs and chansons
Notes: Title from container.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Jürgen Schebera in German with English and French translations (23 pages) inserted in container.

Variously: Lotte Lenya, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Erich Ponto, Willy Trenk-Trebitsch, Erike Helmka, Curt Bois, Carola Neher, Bertolt Brecht, Albert Préjean, Jacques Henley, Margo Lion, vocals ; The Three Admirals ; Lewis Ruth Band ; Theo Mackeben, Peter Kreuder, Rudolf Nelson, conductors.

Recorded 1929-1931.

Sung principally in German, with some English and French.
Table of contents: title: Die Dreigroschenoper (abridged version) (32:06) ; Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. Wie man sich bettet (3:02) ; Alabama song (3:07) / Kurt Weill; title: Das Nachtgespenst (3:45) ; Peter (3:23) / Rudolf Nelson; title: Guck doch nicht immer nach dem Tangogeiger hin (3:02) ; Jonny (3:04) / Friedrich Hollaender; title: Vom Seemann Kuddel Daddeldu / Wilhelm Grosz (5:58); title: L'opéra de quat' sous. Chand des canons (2:19) ; Chant d'amour (3:03) ; Tangoballade (3:25) ; Ballade de la vie agréeable (2:06) ; Die Dreigroschenoper. Seeräuberjenny (2:58) ; Barbara song (2:57) ; Lied von der Unzuläglichkeit des menschlichen Strebens (2:57) ; Die muritat von mackie messer ; Alabama song from Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (3:06) / Kurt Weill.