The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny > Metropolitan Opera

Show Details

Show

Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (20)

Music

Kurt Weill (341)

Lyrics

Bertolt Brecht (100)

Book

Bertolt Brecht (100)

Recording Details

Date

November 27, 1979

Type

Video / Stage Cast

Method

Live

Language

English

Location

US / NY / New York

Theatre/Venue

Metropolitan Opera

Translation

David Drew (9), Michael Geliot (5)

Conductor

James Levine (10)

Music Director

James Levine (10)

Orchestrations

Kurt Weill (341)

Performer

William Ankenbrock, Klara Barlow (2), Michael Best (5) — Toby Higgins, Nedda Casei (3), Richard Cassilly (7) — Jimmy Mahoney, Nico Castel (10) — Announcer, Gwynn Cornell (3), Joann Grillo (4), Isola Jones (4), Lotte Lenya (28) — interviewed during intermission, Cornell MacNeil (4) — Trinity Moses, Andrew Murphy, Paul Plishka (6) — Alaska Wolf Joe, Arturo Sergi (5) — Jacob Schmidt, Vern Shinall (2) — Moneybags Bill, Teresa Stratas (28) — Jenny, Ragnar Ulfung (6) — Fatty the Bookkeeper, Astrid Varnay (3) — Leocadia Begbick, Louise Wohlafka (4)

Notes

Telecast on PBS as part of the "Live from the Met" series.

Shortcode

[r10156]

Releases (3)

Title

James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met

Format

21-DVD

Region

1

Label

Polygram

Released

2010-12-07

Barcode

811357013557

Video

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

1.33:1

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1 collector / 0 wish lists

Shortcode

[rl33754]

Format

DVD

Region

1

Label

Metroolitan Opera DVD

Released

2010

Country

US

Barcode

811357013359

Audio

Stereo

Video

NTSC

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2 collectors / 1 wish list

Shortcode

[rl33724]

1.Act I
2.Intermission-Interview mit Lotte Lenya
3.Act II and Act III

Format

DVD

Released

1979-11-27

Notes

Taped from broadcast. Intermission feature: an interview with Lotte Lenya.

Lists

5 collectors / 7 wish lists

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[rl14271]