The beggar's opera
- Title
- The beggar's opera [videorecording] / written by John Gay ; realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten ; directed by Charles R. Rogers ; produced and designed by Colin Graham.
- Published by
- London, England : Decca, 2009.
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Details
- Additional authors
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Rogers, Charles R.
- Graham, Colin, 1931-2007.
- Jerome, Roger.
- Kelly, David, 1923-1996.
- Dickerson, Bernard.
- Pollak, Anna.
- Baker, Janet.
- McKellar, Kenneth.
- Drake, Bryan, 1925-2001.
- Harper, Heather.
- Davies, Meredith.
- Stone, Alix.
- Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- English Chamber Orchestra. prf
- Decca Record Company.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3./4 in.
- 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.
- Series statement
- Britten-Pears Collection
- Uniform title
- Britten-Pears Collection.
- Subject
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Note
- Ballad opera in three acts.
- "As it was acted at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1728."--Container.
- Program notes by Philip Reed and synopsis by Avril Bardoni in English with French and German translations (26 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
- Credits (note)
- Costumes and set decorations, Alix Stone.
- Event (note)
- This film was first broadcast on BBC Television on 31 October 1963.
- System details (note)
- DVD; LPCM mono., enhanced Dolby mono.; aspect ratio 4:3; NTSC; region code 0 (worldwide).
- Language (note)
- Sung in English; subtitles in English, French, German and Spanish.