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Category Archives: Zeitopern

Part 2: The Minstrel Roots of Ernst Krenek’s 1927 opera, Jonny Spielt Auf

Warning: This post contains blackface and video of a minstrel show. Jonny Spielt Auf is directly influenced by American minstrel tradition. Proceed with caution.

Posted byMary HuntimerFebruary 10, 2021February 15, 2021Posted inZeitopernTags:Ernst Krenek, Jonny Spielt auf, minstrel show, Zeitoper4 Comments on Part 2: The Minstrel Roots of Ernst Krenek’s 1927 opera, Jonny Spielt Auf

The opera written in a concentration camp, Der Kaiser von Atlantis

What happens when death takes a vacation? Learn more about the opera written in a concentration camp, Der Kaiser von Atlantis.

Posted byMary HuntimerJanuary 28, 2021February 15, 2021Posted inOpera Streaming, ZeitopernTags:holocaust, opera, saxophone, Viktor UllmannLeave a comment on The opera written in a concentration camp, Der Kaiser von Atlantis

Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (The Rise and Fall of the City Mahagonny) is the perfect opera to end 2020

How much is a life worth? If you’re broke, nothing.

Posted byMary HuntimerJanuary 4, 2021February 15, 2021Posted inZeitopernTags:Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, opera, saxophone1 Comment on Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (The Rise and Fall of the City Mahagonny) is the perfect opera to end 2020

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