Jonny spielt auf
Jonny spielt auf (Jonny Strikes Up), Op. 45, is a German-language Zeitoper with words and music by Austrian composer Ernst Krenek about a jazz violinist. He dedicated the opera to his second wife, Berta Herrmann. A performance lasts about two hours. The work typified the cultural freedom of the 'golden era' of the Weimar Republic.
| Jonny spielt auf | |
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| Opera by Ernst Krenek | |
Title page of the 1926 vocal score (1st edition) | |
| Translation | Jonny Strikes Up |
| Librettist | Krenek |
| Language | German |
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