The Threepenny Opera

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The Threepenny Opera is a 1928 German musical play by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that satirically blends jazz-influenced music with a dark, socially critical reimagining of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adaptation
musical theatre work
play
satirical work
author Bertolt Brecht
basedOn The Beggar’s Opera
linked to: The Beggar's Opera
basedOnWorkBy John Gay
composer Kurt Weill
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Bertolt Brecht
Kurt Weill
firstPerformanceDate 1928-08-31
firstPerformedIn Weimar Republic
genre epic theatre
musical theatre
political theatre
satire
hasAdaptation The Threepenny Opera (film, 1931)
The Threepenny Opera (film, 1963)
hasEnglishTranslation The Threepenny Opera (English version by Marc Blitzstein)
hasPart Ballad of Sexual Dependency
Mack the Knife
Pirate Jenny
influencedBy The Beggar’s Opera
linked to: The Beggar's Opera
languageOfWorkOrName German
lyricist Bertolt Brecht
mainCharacter Jenny Diver
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum
Macheath
Polly Peachum
movement Weimar culture
musicStyle cabaret
jazz
notableFeature jazz-influenced score
social criticism of capitalism
use of songs as commentary
originalLanguage German
placeOfFirstPerformance Berlin
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm
publicationYear 1928
setting London
linked to: London, England
theatricalStyle epic theatre
theme corruption
crime and respectability
hypocrisy of bourgeois society
poverty
timePeriodOfSetting Victorian era
titleInOriginalLanguage Die Dreigroschenoper
workPeriod 1920s

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The Beggar's Opera hasAdaptation The Threepenny Opera
Bertolt Brecht notableWork The Threepenny Opera
Macheath hasAdaptationCounterpart Mack the Knife
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
Macheath influencedWork The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera hasPart Mack the Knife
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera titleInOriginalLanguage Die Dreigroschenoper
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera hasAdaptation The Threepenny Opera (film, 1931)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera hasAdaptation The Threepenny Opera (film, 1963)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera hasEnglishTranslation The Threepenny Opera (English version by Marc Blitzstein)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
epic theatre hasKeyWork The Threepenny Opera
Saint Joan of the Stockyards relatedWork The Threepenny Opera
The Seven Deadly Sins relatedWork The Threepenny Opera
Berliner Ensemble notableWork The Threepenny Opera (productions)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
Poems 1913–1956 relatedWork The Threepenny Opera
Kurt Weill notableWork The Threepenny Opera
Pirate Jenny appearsIn The Threepenny Opera
Ballad of Sexual Dependency partOf The Threepenny Opera
Jenny Diver appearsIn The Threepenny Opera
Jenny Diver appearsInAct Act II of The Threepenny Opera
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
Jenny Diver appearsInAdaptation The Threepenny Opera (1931 film)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
Jenny Diver appearsInAdaptation The Threepenny Opera (1954 Off-Broadway production)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
Jenny Diver appearsInAdaptation The Threepenny Opera (various stage revivals)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm notableWorkPremiered The Threepenny Opera
Weimar culture notableWork The Threepenny Opera
Mrs. Peachum relatedWork The Threepenny Opera
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum appearsIn The Threepenny Opera
Broadway Theatre, New York City hasProduction The Threepenny Opera (revival)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
Raul Julia notableWork The Threepenny Opera (stage performance)
linked to: The Threepenny Opera
Blair Brown notableWork The Threepenny Opera