Would you want to win the Lotte Lenya singing prize?
mainBe amazed that it exists.
Twenty grand for the winner.
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Sure, why not? It’s not called the “Rosa Klebb Competition”…
Why would we be amazed? She was an eminent singer and actress. And her husband was a genius. https://youtu.be/WCy0bfDwyt4
Indeed. Not all singing is bel canto.
Thank God.
Lenya not only had a unique and expressive singing style (that served Weill’s music well), she also had something called personality! And she was able to sing works by other composers like Krenek quite beautifully.