The Beggar's Opera: The Anti-Opera
The Classical Music Minute - En podcast av Steven Hobé, Composer & Host - Måndagar
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Description John Gay wrote The Beggar's Opera as an anti-opera rather than an opera, lampooning the Italian opera style and the English public's fascination with it. Take a minute to get the scoop! Listen to: The Beggar's Opera ℅ YouTube Fun Facts Fact 1 Lavinia Fenton, the first Polly Peachum, became an overnight success. Her pictures were in great demand, verses were written to her and books published about her. After appearing in several comedies, and then in numerous repetitions o...
