A KURT WEILL CABARET: FROM BERLIN TO BROADWAY

Name: A KURT WEILL CABARET: FROM BERLIN TO BROADWAY
Start: 2025-10-10T19:00:00-06:00
Location: Unit B

Schedule

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Unit B | Santa Fe, NM

with CHRISTINA MARTOS AND KRISTIN DITLOW
A musical journey highlighting the extraordinary life and career of Kurt Weill. The performance begins with material from the smoky cabarets of Weill's youth in Berlin, to the chic Parisian salons, new material after he fled Nazi Germany, and finally to the dazzling stages and success on Broadway. Experience the power of his music presented by the brilliant talent of vocalist Christina Martos and pianist Kristin Ditlow.
Kurt Weill's (1900-1950) life and music were a captivating fusion of high art and popular culture, laced with sharp social commentary. He uniquely bridged European and American musical worlds, drawing inspiration from cabaret, jazz, and Broadway. This performance chronicles his remarkable career, beginning in the vibrant, yet edgy, cabarets of 1920s Berlin, where his classical training met a passion for subversive culture. Forced to flee Nazi Germany in 1933, his music banned and labeled "degenerate," he spent a brief but influential period in Paris, adapting dramatic salon styles for the stage. His final chapter unfolded in New York in 1935, where he embraced American musical idioms, forging a distinctive synthesis that conquered Broadway. Join us for a journey through his most celebrated repertoire, including "Surabaya Johnny," “Je ne t’aime pas,” "Speak Low," "Lost in the Stars," "My Ship," "The Saga of Jenny," and the iconic "Mack the Knife," all performed in their original languages by the exceptional talents of vocalist Christina Martos and pianist Kristin Ditlow.
Performer Bios
Christina Martos was born an Army brat, calls New Jersey her home state, and has been a resident of New Mexico since 2008. She is a multidisciplinary performer with crossover backgrounds in classical vocal performance, musical theater, drama, dance, and jazz vocals. She has performed at the Washington National Opera, Central City Opera (Colorado), National Hispanic Cultural Center (Albuquerque), and City Theater (Pittsburgh). In the Southwest Christina has performed with Montage Music Society, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs (Colorado Springs), Chatter (Albuquerque), Abiquiu Chamber Music Festival, and the Santa Fe Playhouse. In 2025 Christina makes her debut with Opera Southwest in Doña Clementina. She has music degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the Yale School of Music and was a resident young artist with the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center.
Pianist, conductor, and coach Kristin Ditlow is enjoying a performance and teaching career throughout the United States and abroad. She has appeared in concert throughout North America, mainland China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
Ditlow holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Westminster Choir College, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music, with further training at the Tanglewood Music Center, San Francisco Opera Center (Merola), and the Franz Schubert Institut. She holds the titles of Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching at the University of New Mexico and Music Director of the University of New Mexico Opera Theatre.