Lotte Lenya – Like a Force of Nature, Pt. 2
Lenya’s voice, said to have combined “delicate sweetness and disdainful impassiveness,” evolved over 40 years. Stephen Hinton tracks this evolution through recordings she made of “Surabaya-Johnny.”
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Lenya’s voice, said to have combined “delicate sweetness and disdainful impassiveness,” evolved over 40 years. Stephen Hinton tracks this evolution through recordings she made of “Surabaya-Johnny.”
Stephen Hinton discusses the creative legacy of Lotte Lenya and Kurt Weill, who were partners in life and in art. A significant portion of that legacy is preserved in Lenya’s iconic recordings.