Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Brecht's operatic play produced with Hauptmann, Neher and Weill was first staged in 1930.

Translated and with commentary by Steve Giles, this critical edition is the first translation into English of the approved "Versuche text of 1930/1".

An important addition to Brecht scholarship, this edition contains a full introduction to the play, Brecht's writing and notes on the work, editorial notes and variants, and a study of contemporary productions and responses.