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

50 %
based on 3 user ratings
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny on IMDb 7.0/10 25 votes

Released:
1998-01-01

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.

Director:
Brian Large

Runtime:
2h 36min

Genre:
Music

  • Cast:
  • Gwyneth Jones
    as
    Leokadja Begbick
  • Wilbur Pauley
    as
    Trinity Moses
  • Catherine Malfitano
    as
    Jenny Smith
  • Jerry Hadley
    as
    Jimmy Mahoney
  • Udo Holdorf
    as
    Jake Schmidt