The read
It runs long at 2h 36m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian LargeDirector
- Bertolt BrechtWriter
- Kurt WeillOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gwyneth JonesLeokadja Begbick
- Wilbur PauleyTrinity Moses
- Catherine MalfitanoJenny Smith
- Jerry HadleyJimmy Mahoney
- Udo HoldorfJake Schmidt
- Dale DuesingPennybank Bill
- Harry PeetersAlaska Wolf Joe
- Toby SpenceTobby Higgins
- Dennis Russell DaviesConductor