The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
First aired on Jan 1, 1998
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Genres: Music
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Gwyneth Jones | Leokadja Begbick
Wilbur Pauley | Trinity Moses
Catherine Malfitano | Jenny Smith
Jerry Hadley | Jimmy Mahoney
Udo Holdorf | Jake Schmidt
Dale Duesing | Pennybank Bill
Featured Crew
Brian Large | Director
Bertolt Brecht | Writer
Kurt Weill | Songs
Bertolt Brecht | Lyricist
Kurt Weill | Original Music Composer
