German composer Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950), 1932. Weill created a new form of opera in two satiric-didactic works, “Die Dreigroschenoper” (“The Threepenny Opera”)1928 and “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny” (“Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) 1929. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
