Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera
1963, music
94 minutes
A huge success at its first performance in 1728 John Gay's The Beggar's Opera satirized the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell the story of rogues and criminals. With his distinctive musical arrangements at its heart, Britten's...
Cast
The Beggar
The Manager of the Company/Mat of the Mint
The Stage Manager/Slippery Sam
Peachum
Filch/Wat Dreary
Mrs. Peachum
Polly Peachum
Captain Macheath
Lockit
Lucy Lockit
Mrs. Trapes
Jenny Diver
Ben Budge
Tom Tipple
Crook-finger'd Jack
Harry Paddington
Mrs. Coaxer
Dolly Trull
Mrs. Vixen
Betty Doxy
Mrs Slammekin
Suky Tawdry
Molly Brazen
Crew
Art
Set decoration
Sound
Original music composer
Original music composer
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