Janine Kitzen the soprano performed in leading roles in operas, operettes and musicals. For example, she played Bastienne in Mozart's opera "Bastien und Bastienne". In 1998 she won the first prize at the television contest "". After her studies, Kitzen continued performing and played in numerous productions including her role as leading character Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" and, more recently, during the 2010 Monschau Klassik festival as Zerlina in Mozart's "Don Giovanni". Kitzen has made several recordings. Following the television show "Una Voce Particolare", she recorded a CD as part of the quartet Luxus. She introduced
Down in the Valley (opera) Down in the Valley (opera) Down in the Valley is a folk-opera in one act by composer Kurt Weill and librettist Arnold Sundgaard, initially composed and conceived for the radio in 1945 then rewritten and produced in 1948. It uses famous American tunes to carry the story (including "Down in the Valley", "The Lonesome Dove", and "Hop Up, My Ladies") and connected by original choral music. This short opera, originally running only about 20 minutes, was conceived as the first of a series of radio operas by Olin Downes, the music critic of "The New York Times", and Charles McArthur,