The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

First performance: March 9, 1930, Neues Theater, Leipzig
First North American performance: July 2, 1965, Avon Theater, Stratford, Ontario
First performances by West Bay Opera

• Performance Dates & Times:
  • Friday May 26, 8:00 PM
  • Saturday May 27, 8:00 PM
  • Sunday May 28, 2:00 PM
  • Friday June 2, 8:00 PM
  • Saturday June 3, 8:00 PM
  • Sunday June 4, 2:00 PM
• Musical Excerpts! - a brief RealAudio clip of highlights from the Capriccio recording
  • 5.0 format 720 kB; requires RealPlayer 5.0 or higher
  • G2 format 2.3 MB; requires RealPlayer 6.0 or higher, may sound better on some systems
• Synopsis
• Program
• Production Photos, Poster
• Press Notices:
  • Palo Alto Weekly - ``Viva Las Vegas... West Bay Opera's 'Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny' is a morality tale set in a hedonistic city'' (preview: feature)
  • San Jose Mercury - ``a bit over the top but still a knockout''
  • Classical Voice - ``spirited contribution to the Weill centenary''
  • Palo Alto Weekly - ``a feat that Brecht himself would have greatly appreciated''

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  2 June 2000