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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

1998Directed by Brian Large

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Released: January 1, 1998
Runtime: 2h 36m

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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
Writer: Bertolt Brecht
Original title: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny

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