Kurt Weill

The Greek National Opera (264 Syngrou) revitalizes Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's iconic masterpiece, "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny." This 20th-century opera, set in Germany's Weimar Republic, offers a sharp critique of capitalism amid a world of excess. Weill's eclectic score, featuring hits like "Alabama Song," blends jazz and ragtime, ensuring timeless relevance.

It was April 1930 when Nikos Skalkottas presented two new pieces to an audience in Berlin, his Suite for piano and small orchestra and his Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra.

The 3@arias ensemble - Marina Vouliyianni on vocals, Irini Mavrou on piano and Calliope Mylaraki on violin - will perform songs from popular musicals by Irving Berlin, Astor Piazzolla, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Claude-Michele Schonberg, at the Teloglion Foundation of Art on Saturday, March 18. The concert starts at 9 p.m.

The Pallas Theater in Athens presents German icon Ute Lemper in an evening of songs composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht on Saturday, February 4, as part of a series of events celebrating the great German playwright.

German actress and singer Gisela May has passed away aged 92. May is best known for her performances of political songs by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Born in Wetzlar, Germany, in 1924, May was the daughter of actor and writer Käte May and writer Ferdinand May and attended drama school in Leipzig from 1942 to 1944.

Singer and pianist Maria Markesini will be accompanied by accordionist Bert van den Brink in an evening of works penned by Manos Hadjidakis, Mimis Plessas, Michel Legrand, Kurt Weill, Bob Dylan and Stephane Grappelli, among others, at the Athens Concert Hall on Tuesday, November 1. The event starts at 8.30 p.m. and admission costs 10 to 15 euros.

The Athens Concert Hall presents a screening of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's "The Threepenny Opera" from London's Olivier Theater on Thursday, September 29, in a new adaptation by Simon Stephens. The musical is directed by Rufus Norris, while the cast is led by Rory Kinnear, Rosalie Craig and Haydn Gwynne. Admission costs 15 euros (8 euros for students).

The Athens State Orchestra will be performing works by Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler in the gardens of the Athens Concert Hall on Friday, September 23. Soprano Maira Milolidaki, vocalist Thodoris Voutsikakis and pianist Titos Gouvelis will accompany the ensemble, which is led by Stathis Soulis. The concert starts at 8.30 p.m.

World-renowned German singer and actress Ute Lemper enchanted her fans in Istanbul on April 28 as part of her concert tour "Last tango in Berlin," which is promoting her latest album, "Paris days, Berlin nights."

German singer and actress Ute Lemper, who is renowned for her performances in musicals know world-wide, will take the stage at Istanbul's Cemal Re?it Rey (CRR) Concert Hall on April 28 with her project "Last Tango in Berlin."

Lemper has been universally praised for her interpretations of Berlin Cabaret Songs, the works of Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht and the French chanson.