The beggar's opera /

"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
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
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English, French, German, and Spanish subtitles. Booklet in English with French and German translations.
Published:	London, England : Decca, [2009]
Series:	Britten-Pears Collection.
Subjects:	Ballad operas. Televised operas.

Description
Summary:	"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.
Item Description:	Accompanying booklet includes notes by Philip Reed and synopsis by Avril Bardoni. "A BBC recording"--Container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (26 pages : illustrations)
Format:	DVD; NTSC; region 0.