File:Mahagonny Act2scene13.ogg

Summary
Excerpt from Act 2, scene 13 of the opera "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny"

Licensing
This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion in the article Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is claimed as fair use because:


 * it illustrates an educational article that includes a historical and critical examination of the excerpt;
 * it is a sample of about 30 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording; and
 * it is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.

I believe that this use of the excerpt is in good faith, and that its inclusion enhances rather than reduces the commercial value of the recording from which it was drawn.