A ballad opera set among London's 18th century criminal classes, full of satirical jibes about corruption in high places. Created specially for television, this Beggar's Opera captures the characters of London low-life thrived on thieving, lechery and deceit. The music for this production has been arranged from the eighteenth-century folksongs of the original (selected by Johann Christoph Pepusch) by baroque specialists Jeremy Barlow and John Eliot Gardiner, who conducts The English Baroque Soloists, performing on authentic period instruments

Cataloging source

RRR

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Librettist, John Gay ; selector of music, Johann Christoph Pepusch ; arrangers of music, Jeremy Barlow, John Eliot Gardiner ; director, producer, Jonathan Miller ; choreography, Sally Gilpin ; designer, David Myerscough-Jones ; costume designer, Alun Hughes ; lighting, Dennis Channon

Dewey number

782.1

Language note

Sung in English with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Greek, or Korean

LC call number

M1500

LC item number

.B433 2016

PerformerNote

Roger Daltrey (MacHeath) ; Stratford Johns (Peachum) ; Patricia Routledge (Mrs. Peachum) ; Bob Hoskins (the beggar) ; Carol Hall (Polly Peachum) ; Rosemary Ashe (Lucy Lockit) ; The English Baroque Soloists ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Runtime

135

Technique

live action

The beggar's opera

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