The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)

Directed by Brian Large

Music · 2h 36m

Depicts the consumerism of the mythical city of Mahagonny, conveying all its ripe decadence. A Hollywood Babylon full of pyramidal towers, carved elephants, commodified sex and licensed gluttony. An opera in three acts, live from the Salzburger Festspiele, 1998. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies. Stage Director: Peter Zadek.

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Cast

Gwyneth Jones Leokadja Begbick Wilbur Pauley Trinity Moses Catherine Malfitano Jenny Smith Jerry Hadley Jimmy Mahoney Udo Holdorf Jake Schmidt Dale Duesing Pennybank Bill Harry Peeters Alaska Wolf Joe Toby Spence Tobby Higgins Dennis Russell Davies Conductor

Crew

Director
Brian Large
Writer
Bertolt Brecht
Original Music Composer
Kurt Weill

Details

Original title
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
Release date
1998-01-01
Runtime
2h 36m
Genres
Music
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, English
Countries
Austria