Weill : Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

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A hard-hitting production of Kurt Weill‘s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by La Fura dels Baus at the Teatro Real de Madrid.

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Weill : Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

A hard-hitting new production of Kurt Weill’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by the Catalan collective La Fura dels Baus at the Teatro Real de Madrid.

Composed in the 1930s by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, this is a mordant satire on capitalism and the inexorable industrialisation of a society in which the ultimate crime is not having money. In twenty scenes the authors tell the story of a city lost in the middle of a desert and run by three thugs; in Mahagonny food, sex, gambling and violence rule supreme.

The production by Alex Ollé and Carlus Padrissa, both of La Fura dels Baus, combines enormous inventiveness, joy and energy with awe-inspiring ferocity.

Perfect casting brings together a group of singers – Measha Brueggergosman, Michael König, Jane Henschel and Willard White – who are also marvellous actors.

The Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus are directed by young Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado, who actually began his career at the Teatro Real. In November 2010, he received the “El Ojo Crítico” prize, awarded annually to Spain’s most outstanding artists in the classical music field.

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Weill : Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Music : Kurt Weill (1900-1950)

Libretto Bertolt Brecht
English translation by Michael Feingold

Leocadia Begbick Jane Henschel
Fatty ‘’the Bookkeeper’’ Donald Kaasch
Trinity Moses Willard White
Jenny Smith Measha Brueggergosman
Jim Maclntyre Michael König
Jack O’Brien / Tobby Higgins John Easterlin
Bank-Account Bill Otto Katzameier
Alaska-Wolf Joe Steven Humes

Orchestra & Chorus of th Teatro Real – Madrid
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Coro Intermezzo

Conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado

Stage direction : Alex Ollé, Carlus Padrissa – La Fura dels Baus

Scenography : Alfons Flores
Costumes : Lluc Castells
Lighting design : Urs Schönebaum
Chorus master : Andrés Máspero

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Technical informations

HD recording : Teatro Real – Madrid | 09/2010 
TV direction : Andy Sommer
Release date : 29 September 2011
Distribution : Naxos Distribution

1 DVD
Reference
: BAC067
Barcode : 3760115300675
Running time : 138 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / GER / SPA
Image : Color, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : PCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region code : 0

1 BLU-RAY
Reference : BAC467
Barcode : 3760115304673
Running time : 138 min.
Sous-titres : FR / ENG / GER / SPA
Image : Color, 16/9, Full HD
Soun : PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master audio 5.1
Region code : A, B, C

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