Happy End
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Happy End is a 1929 satirical musical play with songs by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, known for its blend of political commentary and cabaret-style music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Happy End canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical play
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| author | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | story ideas by Elisabeth Hauptmann ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| genre |
cabaret-style music theatre
ⓘ
political theatre ⓘ satirical musical ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century political musical theatre
ⓘ
later Brechtian productions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
song "Bilbao Song"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
song "Song of the Big Shot" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Surabaya Johnny" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "The Ballad of the Lily of Hell" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "The Mandalay Song" ⓘ song "The Sailor's Tango" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "The Song of the Big Shot" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of capitalism
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political satire ⓘ religion and crime ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | epic theatre ⓘ |
| musicBy | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
cabaret
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jazz-influenced theatre music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of political commentary and cabaret-style music
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collaboration between Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOf | Weimar Republic era theatre ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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