The Beggar's Opera
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| Autore: |
Gay John
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| Titolo: |
The Beggar's Opera
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| Pubblicazione: | Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (113 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 822/.5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ballad operas -- Librettos |
| Ballad operas | |
| Drama | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Title; Contents; Introduction; Act I; Act II; Act III |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Beggar's Opera is the only ballad opera that is still popularly performed today. A ballad opera is a satirical musical, which uses the form of an opera but incorporates popular songs and ballads as well as operatic numbers. The Beggar's Opera satirizes the corruption to be found in all levels of society. Its immense popularity provided funds for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, to be built and also catapulted its leading lady to fame... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Beggar's opera |
| ISBN: | 1-77556-749-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822583903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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