Lys Symonette - Wikipedia
Bertlies "Lys" Symonette (born Berta Weinschenk: 21 December 1914 – 27 November 2005) was a German-American pianist, chorus singer and musical stage performer. In 1945 she took a job as rehearsal pianist, coach, understudy or multi-tasking "swing-girl" for The Firebrand of Florence, a Kurt Weill musical making its Broadway debut.This proved to be the start of a new career as Weill's musical ...
Lys Symonette (1914-2005) - The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Dec 1, 2005 · Lys Symonette, Kurt Weill’s musical assistant on Broadway from 1945 to 1950, and Lotte Lenya’s accompanist and musical advisor from 1950 to 1981, died of a heart attack in Windsor, New York, on Sunday, 27 November, at the age of 90.
LoveMusik - Wikipedia
LoveMusik is a musical written by Alfred Uhry, using a selection of music by Kurt Weill. The story explores the romance and lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, based on Speak Low (When You Speak Love): The Letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, edited and translated by Lys Symonette and Kim H. Kowalke. [1] .
Speak Low (When You Speak Love): The Letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte …
May 5, 1996 · The letters of "Speak Low," between Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya, reveal the private side of the couple's successes first in Germany, Austria and France, then during their years as refugees in the U.S. Determination, pluck and the enormous gifts of both raised their reputations to the top of U.S. musical theatre during the war and postwar periods.
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Lys Symonette - The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Lys Symonette (1914-2005; born Bertlies Weinschenk in Mainz, Germany) was engaged by Weill in 1945 as rehearsal pianist and general understudy for The Firebrand of Florence. She was subsequently promoted to principal coach and musical assistant for Street Scene, Love Life, and Lost in the Stars.
Speak Low (When You Speak Love) - The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Nov 21, 1997 · 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 …
Paid Notice: Deaths SYMONETTE, LYS - The New York Times
Nov 30, 2005 · Musical assistant to Kurt Weill 1945-50, accompanist and advisor of Lotte Lenya 1962-1979, and Musical Executive of the Foundation following Lenya's death in 1981, Lys's...
Lys Symonette Explained - Everything Explained Today
What is Lys Symonette? Lys Symonette was appointed vice-president of the Kurt Weill Foundation, also serving as its "musical executive".
EAM: Lys Symonette, Last Artistic Link to Kurt Weill and Lotte …
Jan 1, 2006 · Lys Symonette, Kurt Weill’s musical assistant on Broadway from 1945 to 1950, and Lotte Lenya’s accompanist and musical advisor from 1950 to 1981, died of a heart attack in Windsor, New York, on Sunday, November 27, at the age of 90.
Gauty, Lys, 1908-1994 | Archives at Yale
Music, correspondence and other papers, photographs, and additional materials by and about the German-American composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and the German-American actress and singer Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)