Der Zar lässt sich photographieren

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"Der Zar lässt sich photographieren" is a one-act comic opera by Kurt Weill that satirically portrays a tsar’s encounter with anarchists during a staged photography session.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera
one-act opera
stage work
composer Kurt Weill NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
dramaticForm one-act stage work
firstPerformanceCountry Germany NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceLocation Leipzig NERFINISHED
genre comic opera
hasCharacter anarchists
ballerina
photographer
the Tsar
hasLibrettoForm sung text
hasOrchestration orchestra and voices
hasSatiricalTarget celebrity image-making
monarchical power
political extremism
intendedVenue theatre
language German
librettist Georg Kaiser NERFINISHED
mainCharacter the Tsar NERFINISHED
musicalStyle 20th-century classical music
modernist opera
narrativeFocus a staged photography session with political intrigue
numberOfActs 1
originalTitle Der Zar lässt sich photographieren
period Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
plotSummary A tsar visits a photography studio where anarchists attempt an assassination during a staged photo session.
portrays a tsar’s encounter with anarchists
setting photography studio
style early Kurt Weill
subjectOf productions in German opera houses
recordings of Der Zar lässt sich photographieren
theme anarchism
political satire
satire of autocracy
workTitleInEnglish The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken NERFINISHED

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Kurt Weill notableWork Der Zar lässt sich photographieren