Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera(1963)

1h 34m
February 28, 1963

Synopsis

A huge success at its first performance in 1728 John Gay's The Beggar's Opera satirized the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell the story of rogues and criminals. With his distinctive musical arrangements at its heart, Britten's 1948 adaptation was a significant revision, amounting to a new twentieth-century opera. The BBC film, originally broadcast in 1963, feature a superb cast of English singers..

Réalisateur: Charles R. Rogers

Casting et équipe

Détails

Date de sortie
February 28, 1963
Durée
1h 34m
Langue originale
en
Statut
Released