Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera
Overview
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 1948 adaptation was a significant revision, amounting to a new twentieth-century opera. The BBC film, originally broadcast in 1963, feature a superb cast of English singers..
About Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera (1963)
Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera (1963) is a music movie in GB. It was directed by Charles R. Rogers. On screen you will see Roger Jerome, David Hartley, Brian Handley, David Kelly and Bernard Dickerson. With a runtime of 1h 34m, the film is available in full HD.
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