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A German play with music by Brecht and Weill, based on Gay's The Beggar's Opera and Villon's songs. It is a socialist critique of capitalism, with jazz and dance influences, and has been widely performed and adapted.
Learn about The Threepenny Opera, a 1928 musical drama by Brecht and Weill based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Find out the plot, characters, and historical context of this satirical and influential work.
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Die Dreigroschenoper (A Ópera dos Três Vinténs em alemão) é uma revolucionária [1] peça de teatro musical do dramaturgo alemão Bertolt Brecht com música do compositor Kurt Weill. Estreou em 31 de agosto de 1928 no Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, em Berlim.
PersonagemTipo De VozAtores Da EstréiaMacheath ("Mackie Messer"/"Mack the ...tenor/ baritonoHarald PaulsenJonathan Jeremiah Peachum - The "Beggar's ...baritonoErich PontoCelia Peachum fudabosque - Esposa de ...mezzo-SopranoRosa ValettiPolly Peachum - A filha de Peachums.Roma BahnDie Dreigroschenoper (Weill, Kurt) Movements/Sections. 3 acts. Composition Year. 1928 (May-August) Genre Categories. Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra;
A dark comedy about a crime lord in Victorian London, based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Learn about the plot, characters, songs, and licensing of this classic musical satire.
Then in 1928 came “The Three-Penny Opera,” which made a success all over Germany. Yet the call to the German people to awake to the moral and social corruption about them was unavailing. Five years later, the “Third Reich” set up by the trusts and generals under the facade of Hitler’s fascist demagogy brutally crushed any social ...
A musical play about the notorious London gangster Macheath and his love affairs with Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown. The play satirizes the hypocrisy and corruption of the upper classes and the criminal underworld.
