The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5 / 10
Cast
Gwyneth Jones
as Leokadja Begbick
Wilbur Pauley
as Trinity Moses
Catherine Malfitano
as Jenny Smith
Jerry Hadley
as Jimmy Mahoney
Udo Holdorf
as Jake Schmidt
Crew
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Bertolt Brecht - Writer
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Brian Large - Director
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Bertolt Brecht - Lyricist
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Kurt Weill - Songs
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Kurt Weill - Original Music Composer
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