In search of Youkali: the life and songs of Kurt Weill
Katie Bray – mezzo-soprano
William Vann – piano
As a Jewish composer in Berlin, Kurt Weill was forced to flee his home in the 1920s, relocate to Paris, and then on to America. “In search of Youkali” charts his life through song, as he continued to search for a place of artistic and personal freedom.