Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Political-satirical opera composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Havana Song" redirects here. For the 2017 song, see Havana (Camila Cabello song).
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (German: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny) is a political-satirical opera composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht. It was first performed on 9 March 1930 at the Neues Theater in Leipzig.
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Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny | |
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Political-satirical opera by Kurt Weill | |
Translation | Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny |
Librettist | Bertolt Brecht |
Language | German |
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Some interpreters have viewed the play as a critique of American society. Others have perceived it as a critique of the chaotic and immoral Weimar Republic, particularly Berlin of the 1920s with its rampant prostitution, unstable government, political corruption, and economic crises.[1] [unreliable source?]