The Threepenny Opera at Nazareth College

The Threepenny Opera

Brecht and Weill turned to John Gay's 18th-century 'The Beggar's Opera' to fashion this savage, biting commentary on bourgeois capitalism and modern morality. Set in Victorian London, the bitter tale is told of the predatory outlaw known as Mack the Knife. He secretly marries the daughter of Soho's underworld boss, but is soon betrayed by his sinister in-laws and sent to prison. After being freed by the police chief's daughter, he is again betrayed- this time by a prostitute-and senten

Authors

• Bertolt Brecht
• Elisabeth Hauptmann
• John Gay
• Kurt Weill
• Marc Blitzstein

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