Brecht Yearbook / Das Brecht-jahrbuch Mahagonny.com

One of the most radical, controversial works ever created by playwright Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, the opera The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a devastating critique of capitalism. This volume includes twenty-nine essays in English and German that address Mahagonny from multiple perspectives: context, text, utopia, music, and the continuing influence of this opera more than three quarters of a century after its creation. The volume also contains original material by Brecht and an essay on Brecht in India. Distributed for the International Brecht Society ISSN 0734-8665Brockmann, Stephen is the author of 'Brecht Yearbook / Das Brecht-jahrbuch Mahagonny.com', published 2004 under ISBN 9780971896321 and ISBN 0971896321.