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Lotte Lenya (born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer; 18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian-American singer, diseuse, and actress, long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world, she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her first husband, Kurt Weill .
Lotte Lenya was a Tony Award-winning and Academy award-nominated actress and singer, best known for her roles in The Threepenny Opera and From Russia with Love. She was also the wife of composer Kurt Weill and a champion of his music.
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- Vienna-Penzing, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
May 30, 2008 · The song "Mack the Knife" was witten by Kurt Weill for his wife Lotte Lenya. Here Ms Lenya sings "Mack the Knife" in its original German.
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Lotte Lenya was an actress and singer who starred in Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's plays and musicals. She also appeared in films such as The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone and From Russia with Love.
- October 18, 1898
- November 27, 1981
Nov 28, 1981 · Lotte Lenya, whose original name was Karoline Blamauer, was born on Oct. 18, 1898, in Penzing, a working-class suburb of Vienna. Her mother was a laundress and her father one of the city's coachmen.
The Lotte Lenya Competition. The Lotte Lenya Competition recognizes talented singer/actors of all nationalities, ages 19-32, who are dramatically and musically convincing in repertoire ranging from contemporary Broadway scores to opera/operetta, including the works of Kurt Weill.
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Jul 2, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Lotte Lenya, who starred in The Threepenny Opera and Cabaret, and sang Weill's songs. See her portrait by Saul Bolasni, inspired by her role as Jenny.
