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Born: 2 March 1900 — Dessau — Germany

Died: 3 April 1950 — New York — USA

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Germany, Weil der Stadt, —

Germany, Dessau, Kantorstraße 3 —

Germany, Dessau, Lidiceplatz —

Germany, Dessau, Ebertallee 63 —

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Germany, Dessau, Franzstraße 117 — 1902

Germany, Erkner-Grünheide, Georg-Kaiser-Weg 4 Villa Alexander — 1924

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Germany, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Luisenplatz 3 — 1926

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Germany, Berlin-Westend, Bayernallee 14 — 1928

Germany, Berlin-Mitte, Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1 Theater am Schiffbauerdamm — 31 Aug 1928

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Germany, Berlin-Mitte, Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1 Theater am Schiffbauerdamm — 2 Sep 1929

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Germany, Kleinmachnow, Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße 7 — 1932

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Germany, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Bismarckstraße 34-37 Deutsche Oper Berlin — 10 Mar 1932

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There is a Kurt Weill home page on the Web, maintained by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music in New York. In particular, there is a biography page and a works list.
Information about his balet "Die Zaubernacht"

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2 September 1922: Premiere of Happy End, in Berlin, Germany.

31 August 1928: Premiere of Die Dreigroschenoper, in Berlin, Germany.

9 March 1930: Premiere of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, in Leipzig, Germany.

7 June 1933: Premiere of Die Sieben Todsünden, in Paris, France.

23 January 1941: Premiere of Lady in the Dark, in New York, USA.

15 July 1948: Premiere of Down in the Valley, in Bloomingon, USA.

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