Ernst Krenek Jonny Spielt Auf
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| Composers | Ernst Krenek |
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| First performance | Oper Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
| Librettist | Ernst Krenek |
| Languages | German |
| Written | 1926 |
| Translat | Jonny Strikes Up |
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| ID | 4034363 |
About Ernst Krenek Jonny Spielt Auf
Jonny spielt auf, Op. 45, is a German-language Zeitoper with words and music by Austrian composer Ernst Krenek about a jazz violinist. He dedicated the opera to his second wife, Berta Herrmann. A performance lasts about two hours. The work typified the cultural freedom of the 'golden era' of the Weimar Republic.