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Rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny = Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny / LA Opera presents a production of Los Angeles Opera, EuroArts Music International and Thirteen/WNET New York ; music by Kurt Weill ; book and lyrics, Bertolt Brecht ; directed for television by Gary Halvorson ; producers, Mitch Owgang, John Walker, Mitchell Heskel, Christopher Koelsch.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 849
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Good and evil--Drama.
- Good and evil.
- Western plays.
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Operas.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
- Mahagonny
- Place of Publication:
- [Berlin] : EuroArts, [2007]
- Language Note:
- In English, with optional Spanish, French, or German subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD 9 ; NTSC ; Dolby digital surround (PCM stereo, DD51.2, DTS 5.1) ; widescreen version (16:9).
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Welcome to Mahagonny, where sin is 'in' and love is always on sale. This Old West boomtown rises from the desert to become a razzle-dazzle mecca for lust and the pursuit of pleasure, where cash is king and poverty is punishable by death.
- Participant:
- Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone, Anthony Dean Griffey, Robert Wörle, Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Mel Ulrich, Steven Humes ; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor.
- Credits:
- Set designer, Mark Bailey ; costume designer, Ann Hould-Ward ; editor, Steve Prime ; stage director, John Doyle.
- Notes:
- Grammy Award: Best Opera Recording (2008)
- English translation by Michael Feingold.
- Recorded live March 1 & 4, 2007 at the Los Angeles Opera.
- Special feature: John Conlon talks about the opera (22 min.).
- OCLC:
- 179927544
- Publisher Number:
- 880242562586
- 2056258 EuroArts
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