Danielle De Niese to Headline English National Opera’s ‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

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The English National Opera is set to present “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” this February at the London Coliseum. The new production will be conducted by André de Ridder in his debut as Music Director Designate. The production is by Jamie Manton, who previously directed Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” for ENO in 2022. The work stars {…}

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University of Oklahoma to Showcase ‘The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’

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The University of Oklahoma will present the only U.S. staging this season of “The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.” The production is set to go up from March 6 – 9, 2025 at the Reynolds Performing Arts Center on the OU-Norman Campus. It will feature over 100 OU students, including 31 cast members, 40 orchestra musicians, and {…}

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Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Valli 2021-22 Review: Aufstieg Und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny

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(Photo: Teatro Municipale Valli) Weill and Brecht had major disagreements over the meaning and location of their opera “Aufstieg und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny.” While Brecht saw it as a criticism of the evils of capitalism, for Weill, it was more an exploration of human greed, which for many people, with only a superficial understanding of the word capitalism, amounts {…}

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‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’ to Make Teatro Regio di Parma Debut

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‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” is set to be presented at the Teatro Regio di Parma. The Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht will be performed for the first time at the Parma theater and will be presented from April 28 through April 30 closing the 2022 season. The new production which is a co-production with the Fondazione {…}

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New York City Opera Postpones ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ & ‘Mahagonny Songspiel’

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The New York City Opera has postponed its upcoming production of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s double bill “The Seven Deadly Sins” & “Mahagonny Songspiel.” The works were originally set to be performed on April 20 through 24, 2022 at the Theater at John Jay College. Kamal Kahn was set to conduct the performances which should have starred Michael Boley, {…}

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New York City Opera to Present Weill & Brecht’s ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ & ‘Mahagonny Songspiel’

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The New York City Opera is to present Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s double bill, “The Seven Deadly Sins” & “Mahagonny Songspiel.” The production will mark the first collaboration between the Teatro alla Scala and New York City Opera; audiences will see Irina Brook’s production, which was first performed in Milan. “The Seven Deadly Sins” & “Mahagonny Songspiel” will be {…}

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Arte To Stream ‘Rise & Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny’ From Festival D’Aix-En-Provence

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(Credit: Festival D’aix-En-Provence) On July 11, 2019, Arte is set to stream to Kurt Weill’s “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” from the Festival D’Aix-En-Provence. The new production by Ivo van Hove, which is set to make its way to the Metropolitan Opera, stars Karita Mattila, Alan Oke, Sir Willard White, Annette Dasch, Nikolai Schukoff, Sean Panikkar, Thomas Oliemans, and Peixin Chen. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the {…}

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Opera Profile: Weill & Brecht’s Unique ‘Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny’

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“The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” is a famed work by composer Kurt Weill with a libretto by Bertolt Brecht. The opera had its world premiere on March 9, 1930, in Leipzig and played in Berlin the following year. It would eventually be banned by the Nazis and virtually became forgotten until the 1960s. It has since {…}

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Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo 2017-18 Preview: ‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’ Appears in Bogotá, Colombia

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The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo is slated to showcase Kurt Weill’s “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” at the end of this month. The production opens on Feb. 27, 2018 with subsequent performances on Thursday, March 1, and Saturday, March 3. The showcase is a co-production with the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires and Teatro Municipal {…}

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Danielle De Niese to Headline English National Opera’s ‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

University of Oklahoma to Showcase ‘The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’

Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Valli 2021-22 Review: Aufstieg Und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny

‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’ to Make Teatro Regio di Parma Debut

New York City Opera Postpones ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ & ‘Mahagonny Songspiel’

New York City Opera to Present Weill & Brecht’s ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ & ‘Mahagonny Songspiel’

Arte To Stream ‘Rise & Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny’ From Festival D’Aix-En-Provence

Opera Profile: Weill & Brecht’s Unique ‘Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny’

Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo 2017-18 Preview: ‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’ Appears in Bogotá, Colombia