Johann christoph pepusch the beggars opera
Johann Christoph Pepusch, John Gay
THE BEGGAR’S OPERA
The English Baroque Soloists
Soloists:
Roger Daltrey (Macheath), Stratford Johns (Peachum), Patricia Routledge (Mrs Peachum), Carol Hall (Polly Peachum), Rosemary Ashe (Lucy Lockit)
Orchestra, Chorus:
English Baroque Soloists
Conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
John Gay (), a genial poet and playwright with a talent for satire, got the idea for The Beggar’s Opera from his friend, the satirist Jonathan Swift, who had mentioned to him that “A Newgate pastoral might form a pretty sort of thing”. It was staged by the actor-manager John Rich (who introduced pantomime to England) and succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, making, it was said, “Gay opulent and Rich gay”. In general, ballad opera, set among London’s criminal classes and full of satirical jibes about corruption in steep places, suited English taste better than Handel’s heroic operas by the s. Created specially for television,
General Information
- Production title:The Beggar's Opera - Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord ()
- Creation date:20/04/
- Work - Composer:The Beggar's Opera - Johann Christoph Pepusch
- Opera house:Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
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The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is one of the watershed plays in Augustan drama and is the only example of the once thriving genre of satirical ballad opera to remain widespread today. Ballad operas were satiric musical plays that used some of the conventions of opera, but without recitative. The lyrics of the airs in the piece are set to accepted broadsheet ballads, opera arias, church hymns and folk tunes of the time.
The Beggar's Opera premiered at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre on 29 January and ran for 62 consecutive performances, the longest run in theatre history up to that time (after performances of Robert Cambert's Pomone in Paris in ). The work became Gay's greatest accomplishment and has b
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar’s Opera, by John Gay, is a ballad opera. Ballad operas hit their height of popularity during the soon 18th century, in England. The establish is a combination of an opera and satirical verb, and while it followed many of the conventions of opera, this style does not incorporate a recitative. The Beggar’s Opera is one of the best examples of this style, with music inspired by and pulled from broadsheet ballads, church hymns, opera arias, and even folk songs. John Gay wrote The Beggar’s Opera in alongside Johann Christoph Pepusch, who arranged the music.
The Beggar’s Opera was England’s longest-running production of its time, with 62 performances given consecutively in About two hundred years later, it was revived for over 1, performances. A widespread trend in the early s was to satirize Italian opera, which is exactly what The Beggar’s Opera does, touching on poverty, injustice, politics, and above all, corruption. Gay wasn’t the first to vision up the plan of a ballad opera; he was inspired by his friend Jonathan Swift (known for many works, inc
Johann Christoph Pepusch, John Gay
THE BEGGAR’S OPERA
Soloists:
Roger Daltrey (Macheath), Stratford Johns (Peachum), Patricia Routledge (Mrs Peachum), Carol Hall (Polly Peachum), Rosemary Ashe (Lucy Lockit)
Orchestra, Chorus:
English Baroque Soloists
Conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
John Gay (), a genial poet and playwright with a talent for satire, got the idea for The Beggar’s Opera from his friend, the satirist Jonathan Swift, who had mentioned to him that “A Newgate pastoral might create a pretty sort of thing”. It was staged by the actor-manager John Rich (who introduced pantomime to England) and succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, making, it was said, “Gay loaded and Rich gay”. In general, ballad opera, set among London’s criminal classes and full of satirical jibes about corruption in tall places, suited English taste better than Handel’s heroic operas by the s. Created specially for television, this Beggar’s Opera captures