Der Silbersee

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Der Silbersee is a 1933 German stage work by Kurt Weill and Georg Kaiser that blends elements of play and musical score to deliver a politically charged, satirical parable set during the Weimar Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Singspiel
play with music
stage work
composer Kurt Weill NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Georg Kaiser NERFINISHED
Kurt Weill NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1933
form three-act structure
genre epic theatre
musical theatre
parable
political satire
hasCharacter Baron Laur NERFINISHED
Frau von Luber NERFINISHED
Frau von Luber’s maid
Olim NERFINISHED
Severin NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century political musical theatre
hasInstrumentation orchestra
voices
hasPart musical numbers
spoken dialogue
hasSubject authoritarianism
class conflict
unemployment
intendedMedium stage
librettist Georg Kaiser NERFINISHED
locationOfFirstPerformance Germany NERFINISHED
mainTheme corruption
friendship
poverty
redemption
social injustice
movement Weimar modernism NERFINISHED
musicalStyle cabaret influences
classical influences
jazz influences
narrativeLocation Germany NERFINISHED
originalLanguage German
politicalAlignment anti-fascist
publicationDate 1933
setInPeriod Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
titleLanguage German
titleTranslation The Silver Lake NERFINISHED
workPeriod late Weimar period

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Kurt Weill notableWork Der Silbersee