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_aGay, John, _d1685-1732 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Beggar's Opera |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2000 |
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| 500 | _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beggar%27s_Opera | ||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2000-12-01 | ||
| 508 | _aTranscribed from the 1922 William Heinemann (1765 text) edition by David Price | ||
| 520 | _a"The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay is a ballad opera written in 1728 with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. This groundbreaking work satirizes Italian opera, corrupt politics, and social injustice by featuring thieves, whores, and ordinary criminals instead of grand operatic heroes. Set to popular folk tunes and familiar melodies, it lampoons notable politicians like Robert Walpole and real-life criminals while comparing low-class rogues with their aristocratic counterparts. The premiere became a sensation, running for 62 consecutive performances and launching it as the most popular play of the eighteenth century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aBallad operas -- Librettos | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2421 |
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