Weill

(vil), (r) Kurt, b. De au, Germany, March 2, 1900; composer; studied at Berlin Hochsch. for a time; then with Busoni; came into with orch. Fantasy, Pa acaglia and Hymn (1923); 1st succ. opera, _ “Der Protagonist” (Dresden Op.), has since c. highly versatile and ingenious modern stage works, incl. “Mahagonny,” “ Drei-Groschen” Oper (jazz treatment of Gay’s “Beggar’s Opera,” with new text by Brecht, which had great vogue in Central Europe and was sung in English version in N. Y.); “Na und?”; “Der Czar ld t sich photog rap hie ren’’; “Der Jasager” (school opera, based on Japanese story, prod. by Neighborhood School, N. Y.); “Royal Palace’? (Berlin Op., work using cinema and in jazz style); “The Seven Cardinal Sins,” “Marie Galante,” “‘A Kingdom for a Cow’; (orch.) Divertimento; ‘“Quodlibet’’; “Lindbergh’s Flight” (with solo male voice); also string quartet, and choral works, “‘Record are”’ and ‘‘ The New Orpheus,” latter given in stage version at Berlin Op.; visited America and was present at concert of his works by League of Composers, 1935; his music interdicted in Germany since National Socialist rule; commi ioned to write score for “‘The Road,’ play, prod. in N. Y. by Max Reinhardt. (2) Hermann, b. Germany, 29, 1878; barytone; pupil of Adolf Dippel; début, Mottl' and Freiburg, 1900; and many Eur. theatres; Met. Op., at Bayreuth, IQII-I7.