库尔特·魏尔(1900~1950) 生于德国的音乐家。在柏林师从洪佩尔丁克。其早期管弦乐创作受勋伯格的影响极大。 《三分钱歌剧》（Die Dreigroschenoper）,这部作品并不属于歌剧的范畴，应该把它看做是音乐剧的一种。在十八世纪英国的大众音乐剧即叙事歌剧中，约翰?盖伊所写的《乞丐歌剧》（The Beggar's Opera）在当时极受欢迎。此剧被改编成现代风格的脚本后，由魏尔采用爵士手法作曲而成为《三分钱歌剧》。它的舞台改为维多利亚王朝末期的伦敦，但却暴露和讽刺了德国败于第一次大战后的经济混乱、政治和社会风气的腐败。by Uncle Dave LewisThe son of a cantor, Kurt Weill was born in Dessau into a family that took in operatic performances as a main form of entertainment. When Weill was in his teens the director of the Dessau Hoftheater, Albert Bing, encouraged him in the study of music. Weill briefly studied composition with Engelbert Humperdinck and was already working professionally as a conductor when he attended composer Ferruccio Busoni's master classes in Berlin. Delighted to s...