Lotte Lenya
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Emerging from a Catholic working-class family in Vienna, she studied in Zürich in 1914 and began her stage career at the Schauspielhaus under the name Lotte Lenja before moving to Berlin in 1921. Her breakthrough arrived when she created the role of Jenny in the 1928 premiere of The Threepenny Opera, a part that defined her association with Kurt Weill’s music and led to numerous Brecht-Weill produ…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
