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Kurt Weill's America (Hardcover)
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Kurt Weill's America (Hardcover)
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Throughout his life, German-Jewish composer Kurt Weill was
fascinated by the idea of America. His European works depict
America as a Capitalist dystopia. But in 1935, it became clear that
Europe was no longer safe for Weill, and he set sail for New World,
and his engagement with American culture shifted. From that point
forward, most of his works concerned the idea of "America," whether
celebrating her successes, or critiquing her shortcomings. As an
outsider-turned-insider, Weill's insights into American culture
were unique. He was keenly attuned to the difficult relationship
America had with her immigrants, but was slower to grasp the
subtleties of others, particularly those surrounding race
relations, even though his works reveal that he was devoted to the
idea of racial equality. The book treats Weill as a node in a
transnational network of musicians, writers, artists, and other
stage professionals, all of whom influenced each other. Weill
sought out partners from a range of different sectors, including
the Popular Front, spoken drama, and the commercial Broadway stage.
His personal papers reveal his attempts to navigate not only the
shifting tides of American culture, but the specific demands of his
institutional and individual collaborators. In reframing Weill's
relationship with immigration and nationality, the book also puts
nuance contemporary ideas about the relationships of immigrants to
their new homes, moving beyond ideas that such figures must either
assimilate and abandon their previous identities, or resist the
pull of their new home and stay true to their original culture.
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