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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

5.0

2h 36m

1998

Synopsis

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.

Director

Brian Large

Music

Cast & Crew

Gwyneth Jones

Gwyneth Jones

as Leokadja Begbick

Wilbur Pauley

Wilbur Pauley

as Trinity Moses

Catherine Malfitano

Catherine Malfitano

as Jenny Smith

Jerry Hadley

Jerry Hadley

as Jimmy Mahoney

Udo Holdorf

Udo Holdorf

as Jake Schmidt

Dale Duesing

Dale Duesing

as Pennybank Bill

Harry Peeters

Harry Peeters

as Alaska Wolf Joe

Toby Spence

Toby Spence

as Tobby Higgins

Dennis Russell Davies

Dennis Russell Davies

as Conductor

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