The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)
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
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Gwyneth Jones as Leokadja Begbick |
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Wilbur Pauley as Trinity Moses |
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Catherine Malfitano as Jenny Smith |
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Jerry Hadley as Jimmy Mahoney |
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Udo Holdorf as Jake Schmidt |
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Dale Duesing as Pennybank Bill |
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Harry Peeters as Alaska Wolf Joe |
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Toby Spence as Tobby Higgins |
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Dennis Russell Davies as Conductor |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Writing | Bertolt Brecht | Writer |
| Writing | Bertolt Brecht | Lyricist |
| Sound | Kurt Weill | Songs |
| Sound | Kurt Weill | Original Music Composer |
