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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

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Audience Score
50
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
NR 2 hr 36 minMusic
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.
StarringGwyneth JonesWilbur PauleyCatherine Malfitano
DirectorBrian Large
WriterBertolt Brecht

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Original Language:German