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The beggar's opera /

<I>The Beggar's Opera</i> is the only ballad opera that is still popularly performed today. A ballad opera is a satirical musical, which uses the form of an opera but incorporates popular songs and ballads as well as operatic numbers. <i>The Beggar's Opera</i> satir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gay, John, 1685-1732
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Auckland, N.Z.] : Floating Press, Ã2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:<I>The Beggar's Opera</i> is the only ballad opera that is still popularly performed today. A ballad opera is a satirical musical, which uses the form of an opera but incorporates popular songs and ballads as well as operatic numbers. <i>The Beggar's Opera</i> satirizes the corruption to be found in all levels of society. Its immense popularity provided funds for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, to be built and also catapulted its leading lady to fame. It has continued to be performed ever since its premier in 1728.
Notas:Archived by the National Library of New Zealand.
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 9, 2010).
"From a 1728 edition"--Title page verso.
Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 electronic document (102 pages))
ISBN:9781775414919
1775414914