Lotte Lenya, Kurt Weill's widow, once told Teresa Stratas that "nobody can sing Weill's music better than you do" and offered the singer this set of previously unpublished songs to perform. The New York Times called it a "landmark" recording that "blended theatrical spunk with classical vocalism."
The CD of this album is available to purchase at ArkivMusic.
Lotte Lenya, Kurt Weill's widow, once told Teresa Stratas that "nobody can sing Weill's music better than you do" and offered the singer this set of previously unpublished songs to perform. The New York Times called it a "landmark" recording that "blended theatrical spunk with classical vocalism."
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Producer: Eric Salzman
Recorded February 1982, Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC
Engineer: Frank Laico
Assistant Engineer: Jim Davis
Edited at Sound Ideas, NYC
Engineer: Barry Harris
Assistant to the Producer: Susan Herl-Conroy
Mastered by Terry Dunavan, Elektra Sound Recorders
Musical materials edited by Lys Symonette
Cover photo: Beth Bergman
Art Direction: Ron Coro
Design: Kathy Morphesis
Production Supervisor: Keith Holzman
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MUSICIANS
Teresa Stratas, soprano
Richard Woitach, piano
