"A huge success at its first performances in 1728, John Gay's The beggar's opera satirised the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell the story of rogues and criminals"--Container.
Bibliographic Details
| Corporate Authors: |
English Opera Group,
English Chamber Orchestra,
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service,
Decca Music Group |
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| Other Authors: |
Gay, John, 1685-1732,
Graham, Colin, 1931-2007,
Rogers, Charles R.,
Jerome, Roger,
Kelly, David, 1929-2012,
Dickerson, Bernard,
Pollak, Anna,
Baker, Janet, 1933-,
McKellar, Kenneth,
Drake, Bryan, 1925-2001,
Harper, Heather,
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 |
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| Format: | Video
DVD
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| Language: | English |
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| Language Notes: | In English with optional English, French, German, and Spanish subtitles. Booklet in English with French and German translations. |
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| Published: |
London, England :
Decca,
[2009]
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| Series: | Britten-Pears Collection.
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| Subjects: | |
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