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The Beggar's Opera is a 1953 British historical musical film, a Technicolor adaptation of John Gay 's 1728 ballad opera of the same name. The film, directed by Peter Brook in his feature film debut, stars Laurence Olivier (in his sole musical), Hugh Griffith, Dorothy Tutin, Stanley Holloway, Daphne Anderson and Athene Seyler.
2 mar 2023 · L'opera di John Gay, uno dei primi esempi di musical della storia del teatro (da cui Bertolt Brecht e Kurt Weill trassero spunto per l’Opera da tre soldi) portata alla Bologna di oggi. Guarda subito
The Beggar's Opera [1] is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is one of the watershed plays in Augustan drama and is the only example of the once thriving genre of satirical ballad opera to remain popular today.
- 29 January 1728, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television. The Beggar's Opera (1983) directed by Jonathan Miller • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd
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The Beggar's Opera: Directed by Peter Brook. With Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge. When the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his hero's real-life counterpart, he's disappointed with his lack of dash.
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- Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose
With Bob Hoskins, Graham Crowden, Stratford Johns, Gary Tibbs. A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television. With its story of a condemned highwayman, it brings to life the greed, lust and corruption of low-life London.
26 feb 2024 · The Beggar's Opera is a 1953 British historical musical film, a Technicolor adaptation of John Gay 's 1728 ballad opera of the same name. The film, directed by Peter Brook in his feature film debut, stars Laurence Olivier (in his sole musical), Hugh Griffith, Dorothy Tutin, Stanley Holloway, Daphne Anderson and Athene Seyler.
