Lieblingsklassiker Harmoniemusik - Von der Ballad Opera zum Broadway

Hauptmann, Brecht, Weill, and Gershwin: Devid Striesow and the KAP Wind Ensemble bring the 1920s to life

Sharp wit meets grand emotions: This evening brings together highlights from *The Threepenny Opera* and rousing melodies from *Porgy and Bess*. Distinctive rhythms and jazzy harmonies blend into a multifaceted concert experience. Both works tell the stories of people on the margins of society. Music, language, and the stage become the means for a critical yet highly entertaining portrayal of social reality. In an era of artistic experimentation and political upheaval, a new form of musical theater emerged in the 1920s between Berlin and New York, one that experimented with forms, styles, and production methods.

Texts and letters from the participating artists, read by Devid Striesow—an actor and, together with Axel Ranisch, host of the podcast “Klassik drastisch”—shed light on the collaborative processes behind these famous works.