INSANE: Kurt weill - The Real Truth

Meriel Dickinson obituary

Mezzo-soprano who performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Welsh National Opera and was acclaimed for her interpretations of Kurt Weill

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26

Hampson and Sidorova review – style over substance with a whiff of the cruise ship

The US singer Thomas Hampson paired with accordionist Ksenija Sidorova to perform highlights from Schubert’s Winterreise alongside Weill and Piazzolla. Alas much of this disappointing evening felt like a vanity project

The Guardian - UK · May 29

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review – big and brash staging for Brecht and Weill’s whisky-soaked dystopia

Jamie Manton’s new production for English National Opera is sparky and substantial. Danielle de Niese brings star quality to tarty Jenny, and the chorus are consistently superb

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Marianne Faithfull obituary

Singer who found pop fame and tabloid infamy in the 60s but returned to music in the 70s with Broken English, a statement of bloody-minded survival

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

Love Life review – surreal Kurt Weill musical skips through the decades with flair

This time-hopping oddity rarely gets an outing, but Opera North’s jazzy large-scale production makes the most of its vaudeville glitz

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

The Kurt Weill Album review – an impressively intense debut for Joana Mallwitz

Weill’s rarely heard symphonies are teamed with his satirical survey of the seven deadly sins in the conductor’s first recording with the orchestra

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky's version of The Threepenny Opera is tipped to become a definitive production of the Brecht and Weill masterpiece.

AAP · Mar 9, 2024

Melanie obituary

American singer who became a star at the Woodstock festival and had a string of hits including Brand New Key and Ruby Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024

Prom 60: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin/Jurowski/Gerstein review – elegance, dash and flair

With a programme of Weill, Adès and Rachmaninov, the Berlin orchestra led by Vladimir Jurowksi showed what a fine group it is

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

Shows to look out for at this year’s Edinburgh Festivals

THIS year’s Edinburgh Festivals open in the coming days.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023