Rise and Fall of The City of Mahagonny
T848158433
Welcome to the city of Mahagonny. Anything goes for those with enough cash. Those with criminal tendencies can feel right at home. As hedonists flock to wallow in drink, sex and gambling, Jenny the prostitute and Jimmy the lumberjack become lovers. But a failed wager leads them to a court which sets murderers free while the poor are sentenced to death.
Archive :: production:T848158433, musical:S1395368507, venue:V0738357779
Production details
Concert performance sung in English. Opening the 2008 Edinburgh International Festival this tragi-comic satire melds elements of ragtime, blues, tango and foxtrot with orchestral textures and counterpoint. Kurt Weill is the consummate 20th century musician whose music straddles the worlds of cabaret, Hollywood and the concert hall. Run time approx. 3 hours Edinburgh International Festival 08
