Movie Description
Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera
(1963)Overview
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..
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles R. Rogers
- Cast : Roger Jerome,David Hartley,Brian Handley,David Kelly,Bernard Dickerson,Anna Pollak,Janet Baker,Kenneth McKellar,Bryan Drake,Heather Harper,Edith Coates,Joan Edwards,Philip May,Jack Irons,John Gibbs,Andrew Snarski,Patricia Brigenshaw,Sally Langford,Carolyn Maia,Angela Jenkins,Joan Clarkson,Alice Hynd,Shelia Amit
Cast
The Beggar
The Manager of the Company/Mat of the Mint
The Stage Manager/Slippery Sam
Peachum
Filch/Wat Dreary
Mrs. Peachum
Polly Peachum
Captain Macheath
Lockit
Lucy Lockit
Mrs. Trapes
Jenny Diver
Ben Budge
Tom Tipple
Crook-finger'd Jack
Harry Paddington
Mrs. Coaxer
Dolly Trull
Mrs. Vixen
Betty Doxy
Mrs Slammekin
Suky Tawdry
Molly Brazen
Posters
Facts
Original TitleGay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera
Status Released
Release Information
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1963-02-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 34m
Genres
- Music
