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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998)

Directed by Brian Large

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.

Length 156 minutes

Actors

Gwyneth Jones | Wilbur Pauley | Catherine Malfitano | Jerry Hadley | Udo Holdorf | Dale Duesing | Harry Peeters | Toby Spence | Dennis Russell Davies