The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
★★★★★
German / 156 MIN. / 1998
The Genres
The 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.
The Cast
