Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satirical opera with music by Kurt Weill that critiques capitalism and moral decay through the story of a hedonistic, lawless city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny canonical | 3 |
| Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Context triple: [Bertolt Brecht, notableWork, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny]
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A.
Mahagonny Songspiel
Mahagonny Songspiel is a short 1927 political song-play by Bertolt Brecht (with music by Kurt Weill) that satirically portrays a hedonistic, capitalist utopia called Mahagonny.
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B.
The Cradle Will Rock
The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 pro-labor musical by Marc Blitzstein, famous for its controversial, government-censored premiere and its association with Orson Welles and the American leftist theater movement.
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C.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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D.
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera is a 1928 German musical play by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that satirically blends jazz-influenced music with a dark, socially critical reimagining of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera.
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E.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Target entity description: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satirical opera with music by Kurt Weill that critiques capitalism and moral decay through the story of a hedonistic, lawless city.
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A.
Mahagonny Songspiel
Mahagonny Songspiel is a short 1927 political song-play by Bertolt Brecht (with music by Kurt Weill) that satirically portrays a hedonistic, capitalist utopia called Mahagonny.
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B.
The Cradle Will Rock
The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 pro-labor musical by Marc Blitzstein, famous for its controversial, government-censored premiere and its association with Orson Welles and the American leftist theater movement.
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C.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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D.
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera is a 1928 German musical play by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that satirically blends jazz-influenced music with a dark, socially critical reimagining of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera.
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E.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
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satirical opera ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Brecht–Weill collaborations ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mahagonny Songspiel ⓘ |
| censorship | faced political opposition in Germany ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| contains |
arias
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choral scenes ⓘ ensembles ⓘ spoken dialogue ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois society
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consumerism ⓘ unrestrained capitalism ⓘ |
| firstCompletePerformanceYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| form | through-composed ⓘ |
| genre |
opera
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political opera ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasType | full-length opera ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Marxist ideas ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| movement | epic theatre ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
cabaret influences
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jazz influences ⓘ use of popular song forms ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Begbick
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Fatty ⓘ Jenny ⓘ Jimmy Mahoney ⓘ Moses ⓘ |
| notableNumber |
Alabama Song
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Denn wie man sich bettet, so liegt man ⓘ Alabama Song ⓘ
surface form:
O Moon of Alabama
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| originalTitle |
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
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| period | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Germany ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1930-03-09 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Leipzig ⓘ |
| setting | fictional city of Mahagonny ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of capitalism
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hedonism ⓘ lawlessness ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Description of subject: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satirical opera with music by Kurt Weill that critiques capitalism and moral decay through the story of a hedonistic, lawless city.
Referenced by (4)
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
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originalTitle
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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny