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The beggar's opera /

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"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.
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by Gay, John, 1685-1732
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by Gay, John, 1685-1732
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by Gay, John, 1685-1732
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by Gay, John, 1685-1732
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Published 1961
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by Gay, John, 1685-1732
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