Kurt Weill opera silenced by Nazis to be heard again after 80 years
Comic work by German composer has been reinterpreted for modern audiencesGerman composer Kurt Weill is ranked high among the best of the 20th century and his music remains popular outside the classical world, from the enduring jazz standard Mack the Knife in his Threepenny Opera, to the Alabama Song covered by the Doors and David Bowie. But not all of Weill's melodies survived the Nazi clampdown on Jewish culture. No…