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14/03/2015

Royal Opera House: Weill's Mahagonny

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Royal Opera House: Weill's Mahagonny

John Fulljames directs Brecht and Weill's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.

John Fulljames directs a production of Brecht and Weill's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, by Brecht and Weill, live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, starring Christine Rice as Jenny and Kurt Streit as Jimmy MacIntyre. Mark Wigglesworth conducts.

Leokadja Begbick.....Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo-soprano)
Fatty.....Peter Hoare (Tenor)
Trinity Moses.....Willard White (Bass)
Jenny Smith.....Christine Rice (Mezzo-soprano)
Jimmy MacIntyre.....Kurt Streit (Tenor)
Jack O'Brien.....Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Tenor)
Bank Account Billy.....Darren Jeffery (Bass)
Alaska Wolf Joe.....Neal Davies (Bass Baritone)
Toby Higgins.....Hubert Francis (Tenor)
Royal Opera House Chorus
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Mark Wigglesworth (Conductor)

Three criminals on the run find they can go no further, so they found a city - Mahagonny, city of gold. The destitute and the disenchanted flock there, among them the prostitute Jenny and the lumberjack Jim.

The city swells with debauchery. Jim and Jenny try to escape, but for all their efforts find they cannot leave. Jim is arrested and accused of many crimes. He gets short sentences for the lesser ones, but for having no money, he is sentenced to death. He is executed and the city burns.

Director John Fulljames directs The Royal Opera's first production of the work, focusing on Brecht and Weill's stinging critique of consumerism while finding new relevance in today's insatiable depletion of the earth's resources.

Presented by Andrew Mcgregor.

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