The Beggar's Opera (1953) | |
| Director(s) | Peter Brook |
| Producer(s) | Laurence Olivier, Herbert Wilcox |
| Top Genres | Crime, Historical, Musical |
| Top Topics | |
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The Beggar's Opera (1953) was a Crime - Historical Film directed by Peter Brook and produced by Laurence Olivier and Herbert Wilcox.
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Captain MacHeath:
[Hearing a woman singing] Women!... I love the sex!... and a man who loves money might as well be contented with one guinea... as I with one woman.
Captain MacHeath: Ah-hah! I love a free-hearted wench!
The Beggar: What's an opera if everyone is dead in it?
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Captain MacHeath: Ah-hah! I love a free-hearted wench!
The Beggar: What's an opera if everyone is dead in it?
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One of the characters, Dolly Trull, is aptly named as "trull" was an 18th century term for prostitute.
"The Beggar's Opera" is a so-called ballad opera popular during the early 18th Century, which used the music of popular folk songs, ballads, and church hymns set to new lyrics to satirize social customs, mores, and especially Italian opera. It copied the 3 act Italian operatic format rather than the then custom of 5 acts.
The character of Sukey Tawdry is mentioned in the famous Kurt Weill song, "Mack the Knife".
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"The Beggar's Opera" is a so-called ballad opera popular during the early 18th Century, which used the music of popular folk songs, ballads, and church hymns set to new lyrics to satirize social customs, mores, and especially Italian opera. It copied the 3 act Italian operatic format rather than the then custom of 5 acts.
The character of Sukey Tawdry is mentioned in the famous Kurt Weill song, "Mack the Knife".
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