The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Movie · 2h 36m

Starring Gwyneth Jones, Wilbur Pauley, Catherine Malfitano, Jerry Hadley

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.