Jenny

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Jenny is a central character in Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s opera "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny," often portrayed as a pragmatic, disillusioned prostitute who embodies the work’s critique of capitalist excess and moral decay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
prostitute
appearsIn Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
associatedMovement epic theatre
associatedWithAuthor Bertolt Brecht
Kurt Weill
associatedWithPlaceInFiction Mahagonny
associatedWithTheme capitalism
moral corruption
social critique
characterTrait disillusioned
pragmatic
createdBy Bertolt Brecht
Kurt Weill
firstAppearanceIn Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
genreOfWork opera
hasSettingInFiction fictional city of Mahagonny
medium stage
narrativeFunction embodies the corrupting influence of money
symbol of commodified sexuality
occupation prostitute
oftenPortrayedBy soprano
partOf ensemble of Mahagonny prostitutes
represents critique of capitalist excess
moral decay
roleInWork central character
timeOfWorkPremiere 1930
workForm political opera
workLanguage German

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