
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.
Top Billed Cast

Gwyneth Jones
Leokadja Begbick

Wilbur Pauley
Trinity Moses

Catherine Malfitano
Jenny Smith

Jerry Hadley
Jimmy Mahoney

Udo Holdorf
Jake Schmidt
Featured Crew

Brian Large
Director

Bertolt Brecht
Writer

Bertolt Brecht
Lyricist

Kurt Weill
Songs

Kurt Weill
Original Music Composer