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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-01-01
63%
4 Votes
Time: 2h 36m
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.
Languages: German, English.
Countries:
Austria
Movie: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Top 9 Billed Cast
Gwyneth Jones
Leokadja Begbick
Wilbur Pauley
Trinity Moses
Catherine Malfitano
Jenny Smith
Jerry Hadley
Jimmy Mahoney
Udo Holdorf
Jake Schmidt
Dale Duesing
Pennybank Bill
Harry Peeters
Alaska Wolf Joe
Toby Spence
Tobby Higgins
Dennis Russell Davies
Conductor
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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.
Release Date
1998-01-01
Average
6.25
Rating:
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