The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

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.

Original Title

Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny

Release Date

1998-01-01

Year

1998

Duration

2h 36m

Status

Released

Score

5.00

Genres

Cast

Gwyneth Jones

Gwyneth Jones

Leokadja Begbick

Wilbur Pauley

Wilbur Pauley

Trinity Moses

Catherine Malfitano

Catherine Malfitano

Jenny Smith

Jerry Hadley

Jerry Hadley

Jimmy Mahoney

Udo Holdorf

Udo Holdorf

Jake Schmidt

Dale Duesing

Dale Duesing

Pennybank Bill

Harry Peeters

Harry Peeters

Alaska Wolf Joe

Toby Spence

Toby Spence

Tobby Higgins

Dennis Russell Davies

Dennis Russell Davies

Conductor