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Item #17048 The Beggar’s Opera with Musical Score By Johann Christian Pepusch [bound with] The...

Gay, John (1685-1732) ; music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752)

The Beggar’s Opera with Musical Score By Johann Christian Pepusch [bound with] The Second Part of the Beggars Opera (Polly)

London: John Watts & T. Read, 1749 & 1729. Background Information:The Beggar's Opera, written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch, is a notable ballad opera in three acts. This play holds great significance in the realm of Augustan drama and stands as the sole.....

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Item #21646 The Beggar’s Opera [Sixth Edition] [bound with] The Second Part of the Beggar’s...

Gay, John (1685-1732) ; music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752)

The Beggar’s Opera [Sixth Edition] [bound with] The Second Part of the Beggar’s Opera [Pirated First Edition]

London: John Watts & T. Read, 1749 & 1729. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE –John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera remains the sole enduring example of the satirical ballad opera, a genre that weaponized popular tunes to expose social injustice and the absurdity of the Italian opera craze. Its sequel, Polly, became a cause.....

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