And since the work is now in the public domain in the U.S., less-offensive lyric changes could be made along with other tinkering to the libretto. My dream production would lean into black, white and grey visuals for most of the opera until a jolting burst of technicolor erupts for the jazzy finale.
The Met should revive Jonny spielt auf
Jonny spielt auf by Ernst Krenek could be a lot of rollicking fun, especially if a director and design team leaned into creating a 1927 world that acknowledged modernist art movements, silent film acting aesthetics, and the use of historical film footage of nightlife and cityscapes of the time.
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