Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2015)
A major work from the remarkable partnership of playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, Mahagonny was first performed in Leipzig in 1930. Its first ever Royal Opera staging, by Associate Director of Opera John Fulljames, is sung in English, and conducted by Mark Wigglesworth – recently announced as the successor to Edward Gardner as Music Director of English National Opera. Mahagonny is a satire on money, morality and pleasure-seeking among the dubious citizens of a fictional city. The richly varied, jazz-infused score, influenced by ragtime music, includes such irresistible melodies as the ‘Alabama Song’ and many dramatic ensembles. The superb cast includes Kurt Streit as the wild lumberjack Jimmy, Christine Rice as his sweetheart Jenny, Anne Sofie von Otter in a welcome return to The Royal Opera as the cunning Leokadja Begbick, and Peter Hoare and Willard W. White as her helpers and fellow-fugitives Fatty and Moses.
Cast
- Anne Sofie von Otter - Leokadja Begbick
- Peter Hoare - Fatty
- Willard White - Trinity Moses
- Christine Rice - Jenny Smith
- Kurt Streit - Jimmy MacIntyre
- Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts - Jack O'Brien
- Darren Jeffrey - Bank Account Billy
- Neal Davies - Alaska Wolf Joe
- Toby Higgins - Hugh Francis
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny about?
- A major work from the remarkable partnership of playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, Mahagonny was first performed in Leipzig in 1930. Its first ever Royal Opera staging, by Associate Director of Opera John Fulljames, is sung in English, and conducted by Mark Wigglesworth – recently announced as the successor to Edward Gardner as Music Director of English National Opera. Mahagonny is a satire on money, morality and pleasure-seeking among the dubious citizens of a fictional city. The richly varied, jazz-infused score, influenced by ragtime music, includes such irresistible melodies as the ‘Alabama Song’ and many dramatic ensembles. The superb cast includes Kurt Streit as the wild lumberjack Jimmy, Christine Rice as his sweetheart Jenny, Anne Sofie von Otter in a welcome return to The Royal Opera as the cunning Leokadja Begbick, and Peter Hoare and Willard W. White as her helpers and fellow-fugitives Fatty and Moses.
- Who directed Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny was directed by John Fulljames.
- Who stars in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny stars Anne Sofie von Otter, Peter Hoare, Willard White, Christine Rice, Kurt Streit, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts.
- How long is Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny has a runtime of 3h 0m (180 minutes).
- What genre is Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a Music film.