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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, April 1 2015
10 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Anne Sofie von OtterAnne Sofie von Otter. Anne Sofie von Otter was 59 in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Leokadja Begbick'.
Birthday: Mon, May 09 1955
Portrait of Peter HoarePeter Hoare. Peter Hoare was 53 in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Fatty'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 17 1961
Portrait of Willard WhiteWillard White. Willard White was 68 in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Trinity Moses'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 10 1946
Portrait of Christine RiceChristine Rice. Christine Rice was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Jenny Smith'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kurt StreitKurt Streit. Kurt Streit was 56 in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Jimmy MacIntyre'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1959
Portrait of Jeffrey Lloyd-RobertsJeffrey Lloyd-Roberts. Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Jack O'Brien'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Darren JeffreyDarren Jeffrey. Darren Jeffrey was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Bank Account Billy'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Neal DaviesNeal Davies. Neal Davies was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Alaska Wolf Joe'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toby HigginsToby Higgins. Toby Higgins was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Hugh Francis'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of John FulljamesJohn Fulljames. John Fulljames was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bruno PoetBruno Poet. Bruno Poet was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Lighting Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jeremy SamsJeremy Sams. Jeremy Sams was 58 in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Translator'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 12 1957
Portrait of Es DevlinEs Devlin. Es Devlin was 43 in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Set Designer'
Birthday: Fri, Sep 24 1971
Portrait of Christina CunninghamChristina Cunningham. Christina Cunningham was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mark WigglesworthMark Wigglesworth. Mark Wigglesworth was >> in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday