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Lotte Lenya

voc, 1898-1981 AT, Vienna
Singer of Pop, Classical and Soundtrack
A.k.a. Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer

Lotte Lenya (18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian singer, diseuse, and actress, long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). She also played the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963).

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Jazz
  • World
Popular Tracks   
The Threepenny Opera: Moritat von Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife) on Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill - The Seven Deadly Sins / Berlin Theatre Songs by Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II, Die Seeräuber-Jenny oder Träume eines Küchenmädchens ("Meine Herren, heute sehen Sie mich Gläser abwaschen") on Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper by Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya
Cabaret: So What? on Cabaret by John Kander & Original Broadway Cast of Cabaret
Was Ist Denn Das? Das Lied von der Unzulänglichkei on Meisterwerke-Dreigroschenoper, Mahagonny by Lotte Lenya/Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II, Ballade über die Frage: Wovon lebt der Mensch? ("Ihr Herrn, die ihr uns lehrt, wie man brav leben") on Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper by Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya
Da Ist Nun Einer Schon Der Satan Selber Die Ballad on Meisterwerke-Dreigroschenoper, Mahagonny by Lotte Lenya/Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II, Die Zuhälterballade ("In einer Zeit, die nun vergangen ist") on Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper by Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya
Cabaret: It Couldn't Please Me More (A Pineapple) on Cabaret by John Kander & Original Broadway Cast of Cabaret
Pirate Jenny on The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill
Ihr Herrn, Urteilt Jetzt Selbst Die Ballade vom an on Meisterwerke-Dreigroschenoper, Mahagonny by Lotte Lenya/Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Lenya - The Ultimate Lotte Lenya CollecitonLotte Lenya2000Single
The Art Of Lotte LenyaLotte Lenya2000Single
Lenya Sings Weill - The American Theatre SongsLotte Lenya1999Album
Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill (American Theatre Songs)Lotte Lenya1999Compil.
The Seven Deadly Sins (Die Sieben Todsünden) And Theatre Songs ("Moritat Vom Mackie Messer," "Seeräuberjenny," "Bilbao-Song," And Others)Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill1997Compil.
Die Sieben Todsünden (The Seven Deadly Sins, Les Sept Peches Capitaux) / Happy EndLotte Lenya, Kurt Weill1990Compil.
Die Dreigroschenoper / Berlin 1930Lotte Lenya / Marlene Dietrich1990Compil.
Die Dreigroschenoper / The Threepenny Opera / L'Opéra De Quat'Sous / Berlin Theatre SongsKurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg1982Compil.
3 Groschen OperBertolt Brecht / Kurt Weill, Carola Neher, Kurt Gerron, Harald Paulsen, Lotte Lenya, 3 Groschen Band, Theo Mackeben1974Album
Lotte Lenya Singt Brecht Und WeillLotte Lenya1974Album
September Song / Speak LowLotte Lenya1973Single
Dreigroschenoper Mahagonny Höhepunkte mit Lotte LenyaKurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht, Lotte Lenya1973Album
The Lotte Lenya AlbumLotte Lenya1970Compil.
Welcome HomeLotte Lenya1969Single
Brecht On BrechtBertolt Brecht, Dane Clark, Anne Jackson, Lotte Lenya, Viveca Lindfors, Jiří Voskovec, Michael Wager1963Album
The Stories Of KafkaLotte Lenya1962Album
Lotte Lenya In Happy EndLotte Lenya - Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht1960Album
The Art Of Lotte Lenya Vol. 3Lotte Lenya1960Single
Invitation To German PoetryLotte Lenya1959Compil.
Songs Von Kurt WeillLotte Lenya1958Single
September Song And Other American Theatre Songs Of Kurt WeillLotte Lenya1958Album
Kurt Weill SongsLotte Lenya1958Single
September Song And Other American Theatre Songs Of Kurt WeillLotte Lenya1958Album
Die Dreigroschenoper QuerschnittKurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Lotte Lenya1958Album
Die 7 TodsündenLotte Lenya1957Album
Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt WeillLotte Lenya1955Album
Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt WeillLotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill1955Single
Alabama Song / Comme On Fait Sont Lit On Se CoucheLotte Lenya Et The Three Admirals1930Album
Surabaya-Jonny / Bilbao-SongLotte Lenya1930Album
The Threepenny OperaLotte Lenya, Scott Merrill, Martin Wolfson, Jo Sullivan, Charlotte Rae, Beatrice Arthur, George Tyne, Samuel MatlowskyAlbum
Berlin Der Zwanziger - Die Dreigroschen Oper Und 12 Chansons Von Rudolf NelsonTheo Mackeben, Trio Sorrento, Rudolf Nelson, Lotte Lenya, Willy Trenk-Trebitsch, Erika Helmke, Erich Ponto, Kurt Gerron, Lewis Ruth Band, Brigitte Mira, Willy HofmannAlbum
Querschnitt Aus Der Oper: "Aufstieg Und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny"Lotte Lenya Und Orchester Des Theaters Am KurfürstendammAlbum
Ohne Dich Macht Mir Überhaupt Nichts Mehr SpaßLotte Lenya - Kurt Weill Gelesen Von Helene Grass Und Gerd WamelingAlbum
3groschen OperLotte LenyaAlbum
Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill & Berlot BrechtLotte LenyaCompil.
It Couldn't Please Me MoreLotte Lenya, Jack GiffordSingle
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